Sprinkle on yogurt. Author Viktoras Kulvinskas writes that we can get all our protein requirements for one day with 4 sprouted almonds. The oils have oxidized and contain free radicals and are not healthful. Salted varieties of any nut have about 250 mg sodium per ounce. Closely related to the peach and apricot, the almond grows in most temperate fruit-growing regions.
Almonds contain cyogenic glucocides, possible cancer inhibitors.
Highest source of calcium and fiber of all nuts and seeds. To blanch almonds, soak them in boiling water for 3 minutes, drain and plunge into cold water for 1 minute. Slip skins off with your fingers. Store in refrigerator up to 9 months. 1 g Fiber Brazil Nuts Brazil nuts grow wild in the Amazon Valley, and are the only commercial nut that is foraged.