Macadamia Nuts - A Healthy Nuts
Macadamia nuts are very nutritious, having the highest amount of beneficial monounsaturated fat of all nuts and a good amount of essential amino acid proteins. They also contain carbohydrates and dietary fibre, calcium, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, selenium, magnesium, thiamine, riboflavin, folate, niacin, zinc and iron as well as vitamins B, C and E.
Research has shown that macadamia nuts are helpful in reducing total and LDL cholesterol levels when eaten regularly.
But a warning: some people are allergic to macadamia nuts, as they may be to other nuts.
Macadamia nuts should never be given to dogs, for whom an ingestion of these human ‘treats’ could be fatal.
Their vitamin, mineral, fibre, monounsaturated fats and phytochemical content (an area of current scientific enquiry) acts positively on general health and is even useful in a weight reduction programme – now there’s a surprise for those who have thought that nuts were a guilty treat!
