Pine nuts, the calorie content of which is quite high, are not only delicious, but also very nutritious food.
In fact, what is popularly calledpine nut, grows on a coniferous tree called Siberian pine. It is an evergreen tree. In height it reaches 50 meters, and lives up to two hundred years. The Siberian pine begins to bear fruit very late, on the third dozen of life. The cedar cone is also ripening too long: 15 months. This is what determines the high cost of nuts.
They include a huge number of usefulsubstances. Slightly more than 60% of the weight of the core is cedar oil, another 17% are easily digestible proteins. The composition of these proteins includes 19 amino acids, most of which are either irreplaceable or conditionally indispensable. And three of them, tryptophan, lysine and methionine, are scarce.
In addition, the core of the pine nut entersa large number of vitamins, including vitamins B, vitamins A and E. Not less in them and various mirko-and macroelements, such as: zinc, copper, manganese, magnesium, potassium, vanadium, silicon, phosphorus, nickel, molybdenum, iodine, iron, tin, nickel, boron. In small quantities, elements such as titanium, silver, sodium, aluminum, barium and cobalt are also found in nuts.
All these elements are vital to the bodyman for life. For example, iron is a necessary part of the process of supplying human organs with oxygen, and zinc promotes tissue regeneration and healing of wounds. And so on.
The benefits of cedar nuts are recognized, including, and official medicine, though only for preventive purposes. Recommended to use one tablespoon before eating.
There is an opinion that when losing weight, you canuse unlimited cedar nuts, the caloric content of which is supposedly much lower than that of other nuts. According to this theory, 100 to 250 g of product falls between 250 and 270 kcal. In fact, this simply can not correspond to the truth, since more than 70% of the total mass of the nut is carbohydrates.
So how many calories are in pine nuts? In fact, their energy value is comparable to the value of other nuts. According to various sources, the figure ranges from 660 to 700 kcal.
Compare the nutritional value of different nuts with the nut calorie table, which is given below:
Walnut kcal
Peanuts 551
Walnut 656
Pine nut 674
Cashew 643
Almond 645
Pistachios 556
Hazelnut 704
It is believed that contraindications for usepine nut does not exist. However, do not forget about this concept, as an individual intolerance. In addition, like most other products, they can not be consumed in large quantities. It is recommended to eat no more than 50 grams of nuts per day, you need to remember about the measure. It is also important to follow the rules of storage. So, it is highly unreasonable to store nuts in metal utensils.
Everybody knows how widelypine nuts: the caloric content of these nuts makes them very nutritious, and the original flavor makes them an indispensable ingredient for various culinary dishes. Desserts, snacks, the second dishes: pine nuts are appropriate everywhere. In addition, they are actively used in folk medicine, even in cosmetology.
One of the most popular combinations:honey and pine nuts. Strangely enough, it is used both in cooking and in folk medicine. In fact, there is nothing surprising in this: both these products are pleasant to the taste, and they both have a lot of useful properties. The only drawback of this combination is the high energy value. Pine nuts, the calorie content of which has already been discussed, in combination with honey, which almost entirely consists of carbohydrates - the combination is very nutritious, and therefore, it is not necessary to consume it in large quantities.
