The pecan is a delicious nut tasting slightly sweet. This native American tree nut is a member of the hickory family and it grows in a limited number of countries.
Health benefits:
- Pecans are a good source of copper, critical for energy production in cells.
- Pecans are packed with fatty acids, such as oleic acid that the body needs.
- The nuts are very rich sources of several important B-complex groups of vitamins such as riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B-6, and folates.
Uses:
- Pecans are used in the bakery, confectionery and dairy industry, in chocolate and ice cream.
- Pecans are also added to cereals, breads, pastries and cookies, and are popular in salads as toppings on desserts and as a snack.
Nutritional information per 100 gr of Pecans
- Energy: 691 kcal
- Protein: 9 g
- Total fat: 72 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Monounsaturated fat: 41 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 22 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 10 g
- Calcium: 70 mg
- Iron: 2.53 mg
- Selenium: 3.8 mcg
- Phosporus: 277 mg
- Magnesium: 121 mg
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Potassium: 410 mg
- Vitamin A: 56 IU
- Vitamin B: 0.21 mg
- Vitamin C: 1.1 MG
- Vitamin E: 1.4 mg
- Vitamin K: 3.5 mcg