Nuts
Nut products consisting of walnut, hazelnut, almond are extremely rich in terms of nutritional values like vitamins, proteins and minerals. All nuts contain Omega 3 which protects the heart health, and have quite a high value of linoleic acid.
Walnut
Called "super fruit", walnut has more and higher-quality antioxidant than any other fruits.
Antioxidant protects the cells against possible damages. Walnut is the first fruit that comes to mind when it comes to health of hearth and cholesterol. A handful of walnuts covers a big portion of the daily need for vitamins and minerals.
Chestnut
Chestnut is an edible seed of trees constituting the Castanea type of the Fagaceae family. It is a delicious, healthy and nutritive fruit. Due to its starchy structure, it is used as flavorer and stabilizer in foods.
Having high amounts of starch and water unlike other fruits, chestnut has low protein and fat rates. Containing minerals such as starch, fiber, protein, potassium, phosphor, calcium, and vitamins B1, B2 and C, chestnut is a filling food. 100 g of chestnut provide 160 calories of energy, contain 34 g carbohydrate, 3.2 g protein, 1.8 g fat and 8-10 g fiber. As it has a high rate of fibers, it does not increase the blood sugar much or cause cardiovascular diseases like simple carbohydrates do. It is added to desserts, rice dish and foods.
Almond
Almond is a product that can be both consumed as a snack and added to candies, cakes and various foods. Its oil is used in industry.
It has 54% fat and 16.9% starch in it. It is rich in terms of mineral salt and vitamins. It contains carbohydrate, unsaturated fat, fiber, phosphor, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, zinc and Vitamins A, B, C and E in sufficient amounts. A handful of almonds covers 45% of the daily need for manganese, and 20% of the need for copper.
Hazelnut
Hazelnut is both consumed as a fruit and used heavily in the biscuit and cake sector. It is highly used in mash and cream forms. As a very delicious nuts, hazelnut is also a quite good source of energy, gives strength to the body, and helps eliminating body and mental fatigue. It is also very beneficial in terms of cardiovascular health.
