Organic Brazil Nuts Brazil nut, Bertholletia excelsa, is a tropical evergreen in the family Lecythidaceae has grown for its edible seeds (nuts). The brazil nut tree is very large with a long straight trunk which is 1â??2 m (3.3â??6.6 ft) in diameter. The tree only branches in the upper regions and the long branches are covered in large, leathery, oblong shaped leaves that form a spreading canopy. The tree produces large, pale yellow or greenish flowers and a round fruit which is approximately 15 cm (6 in) in diameter. Nutrition The fruit has a thick hard shell and contains 18 to 24 angular seeds (nuts). The large edible kernel is protected by a thin, woody shell that has a wrinkled appearance. Brazil nut trees can reach a height of 25 - 56 m (82 - 184 ft) and can live for well over 500 years. Brazil nut may also be referred to as cream nut or butternut and originates from the Amazonian rainforest.
Brazil Nuts
Product name Brazil nuts Color : Not paled : Brown skin Paled : Light yellow Size : 12-18 mm Tast : Characteristic Free fatty acid : 2% max Peroxide value : 15% max Moisture : 5% max Foreign matter : 0.5% max
Product introduction Brazil nut, also known as Brazil chestnut, is a kind of nut material originated in Brazil. Its shape is very unique, very similar to abalone, so people also like to call it abalone fruit. Brazil nut has a high nutritional value, health care function, white and fragrant kernel. It tastes crispy and delicious, especially fragrant and has a strong aftertaste. It is rich in nutrition, including 14% protein, 11% carbohydrate and 67% fat. About 25% of fat is saturated fat, 41% is monounsaturated fat and 34% is polyunsaturated fat. Brazil chestnut is the nut with the highest content of saturated fat in nut food, and its saturated fat content is even higher than that of macadamia nut. Brazil chestnut is rich in selenium, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin E, carotene and so on. The content of calcium, phosphorus and iron is also higher than other nuts. Brazil nut is the plant with the highest content of organic selenium, which can promote the synthesis of glutathione.
