Organic Almonds 150g

Almonds are nuts loaded with nutrients. They contain fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. The benefits of almonds are many as they are a good source of minerals like calcium, magnesium, phosphorous and potassium. Almonds provide vitamin E which is a potent anti-oxidant. Almond skin also has flavonoids which have anti-oxidant property. Almonds are rich sources of mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs and PUFAs. Almond flavonoids and vitamin E have antioxidant activity and may help to prevent oxidation of LDL-C the bad cholesterol which is a contributing factor of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).

About Benefits

Almonds contain vitamins, minerals, protein, and fiber, and so they may offer a number of health benefits. Just a handful of almonds approximately 1 ounce contains one-eighth of a person’s daily protein needs.
Almonds are high in fat, but it is unsaturated fat. This type of fat does not increase the risk of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or “bad” cholesterol.
Almonds contain calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper, vitamin K, protein, and zinc, all of which contribute to bone health.
Almonds are energy-dense nuts as they provide all the three macronutrients. They have 21% of carbohydrates, about 50% fat and 21% protein. A fistful of almonds will give a good boost of energy (2).
Almonds contain vitamin E which exhibits potent antioxidant activity. Almond skin also has flavonoids which have an antioxidant property (8). Antioxidants are known to reduce the risk of several chronic degenerative diseases.