Guest guest Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Hazelnuts Health Benefits: Hazelnuts or otherwise known as cob nuts or filberts with sweet flavor. Though hazelnuts are very small in size, it offers multiple nutritional and health benefits, as it is packed with multiple essential phytonutrients. Generally, hazelnuts are used as snack item and can be added to recipes, baked foods, and to the diet to get health benefits. Hazelnuts are found and grown all over the world including Canada and United States of America and hazelnuts are commercially produced in Turkey. Nutritional profile of hazelnuts is as follows; hazelnuts comprise Vitamins such as Vitamin B6, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B6, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, folic acid, and minerals like calcium, copper, iron, zinc, and magnesium and with no sodium content, and contain proteins, dietary fiber, and carbohydrates, monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats and comprise Vital phytochemicals like, quercetin, proanthocyanidins, kaempherol, and antioxidants like beta-sitosterol, oleic acid, linoleic acid, omega-3 fatty acid and other traces of Vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that contribute to promote general health and wellness. Hazelnuts health benefits include; hazelnuts are considered as one of the best food item to be included in the diet for improving health. Due to the presence of Vitamin E and antioxidant, beta-sitosterol, and oleic acid hazelnuts prevents cancer, improves reproductive health, prevents anemia, while the presence of good fats along with antioxidants, it improves heart health, improves oxygen carrying capacity of the red blood cells, prevents cardiovascular disorders, lowers LDL cholesterol and increases HDL cholesterol levels in the blood thus preventing hypertension as well. For more details please visit;http://ideas4health.in/general/hazelnuts-health-benefits/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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