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The pine tree is one of the most familiar trees, both in Europe and North America, but it is mainly in the Mediterranean area where they obtain their highest importance of production and consumption.

Already appreciated by the Greeks and Romans, the pine kernel, or pine nut, is an edible nut with an exquisite flavour and high protein content. The Roman Legions carried pine kernels as provisions, and all over Europe it forms a culinary ingredient widely used in the elaboration of meat, fish and vegetable dishes as well as in the confectionery industry.

Spain, Italy, China, Portugal and Turkey are the principal producing countries of pine kernels, which are marketed in shelled form. It is basically used in the confectionery industry for the elaboration of chocolates, other delicacies and cooking purposes.

Refuse: 23%  (Shells)
Scientific Name:  Pinus spp.
NDB No: 12147 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)

Nutrient Units Value per100 grams Numberof DataPoints Std.Error Proximates Water g 2.28 8 0.094 Energy kcal 673 0 0 Energy kJ 2816 0 0 Protein g 13.69 8 0.156 Total lipid (fat) g 68.37 8 0.249 Ash g 2.59 8 0.032 Carbohydrate, by difference g 13.08 0 0 Fiber, total dietary g 3.7 5 0.052 Sugars, total g 3.59 4 0.085 Sucrose g 3.45 4 0.085 Glucose (dextrose) g 0.07 4 0 Fructose g 0.07 4 0 Lactose g 0.00 4 0 Maltose g 0.00 4 0 Galactose g 0.00 4 0 Starch g 1.43 1 0 Minerals Calcium, Ca mg 16 8 0.955 Iron, Fe mg 5.53 8 0.133 Magnesium, Mg mg 251 8 2.969 Phosphorus, P mg 575 8 9.507 Potassium, K mg 597 8 11.408 Sodium, Na mg 2 4 0 Zinc, Zn mg 6.45 8 0.075 Copper, Cu mg 1.324 8 0.015 Manganese, Mn mg 8.802 8 0.309 Selenium, Se mcg 0.7 4 0.069 Vitamins Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 0.8 7 0.198 Thiamin mg 0.364 8 0.026 Riboflavin mg 0.227 4 0.01 Niacin mg 4.387 8 0.21 Pantothenic acid mg 0.313 7 0.008 Vitamin B-6 mg 0.094 8 0.004 Folate, total mcg 34 6 0.737 Folic acid mcg 0 0 0 Folate, food mcg 34 6 0.737 Folate, DFE mcg_DFE 34 0 0 Choline, total mg 55.8 5 1.046 Betaine mg 0.4 5 0.015 Vitamin B-12 mcg 0.00 0 0 Vitamin B-12, added mcg 0.00 0 0 Vitamin A, RAE mcg_RAE 1 0 0 Retinol mcg 0 0 0 Carotene, beta mcg 17 0 0 Carotene, alpha mcg 0 0 0 Cryptoxanthin, beta mcg 0 0 0 Vitamin A, IU IU 29 0 0 Lycopene mcg 0 0 0 Lutein + zeaxanthin mcg 9 0 0 Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) mg 9.33 4 0.288 Vitamin E, added mg 0.00 0 0 Tocopherol, beta mg 0.00 4 0 Tocopherol, gamma mg 11.15 4 0.202 Tocopherol, delta mg 0.00 4 0 Vitamin K (phylloquinone) mcg 53.9 7 1.736 Lipids Fatty acids, total saturated g 4.899 0 0 4:00 g 0.000 0 0 6:00 g 0.000 0 0 8:00 g 0.000 7 0 10:00 g 0.000 7 0 12:00 g 0.000 7 0 14:00 g 0.000 7 0 15:00 g 0.000 7 0 16:00 g 3.212 7 0.058 17:00 g 0.000 7 0 18:00 g 1.390 7 0.019 20:00 g 0.229 7 0.006 22:00 g 0.068 7 0.002 24:00:00 g 0.000 3 0 Fatty acids, total monounsaturated g 18.764 0 0 14:01 g 0.000 7 0 15:01 g 0.000 7 0 16:1 undifferentiated g 0.017 7 0.007 17:01 g 0.000 7 0 18:1 undifferentiated g 17.947 7 0.313 20:01 g 0.801 7 0.021 22:1 undifferentiated g 0.000 3 0 Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated g 34.071 0 0 18:2 undifferentiated g 33.150 7 0.429 18:3 undifferentiated g 0.164 0 0 18:3 n-3 c,c,c g 0.112 4 0.002 18:3 n-6 c,c,c g 0.052 4 0 18:04 g 0.000 3 0 20:2 n-6 c,c g 0.404 7 0.006 20:3 undifferentiated g 0.353 7 0.003 20:4 undifferentiated g 0.000 7 0 20:5 n-3 g 0.000 3 0 22:5 n-3 g 0.000 3 0 22:6 n-3 g 0.000 3 0 Cholesterol mg 0 0 0 Phytosterols mg 141 0 0 Amino acids Tryptophan g 0.107 0 0 Threonine g 0.370 0 0 Isoleucine g 0.542 0 0 Leucine g 0.991 0 0 Lysine g 0.540 0 0 Methionine g 0.259 0 0 Cystine g 0.289 0 0 Phenylalanine g 0.524 0 0 Tyrosine g 0.509 0 0 Valine g 0.687 0 0 Arginine g 2.413 0 0 Histidine g 0.341 0 0 Alanine g 0.684 0 0 Aspartic acid g 1.303 0 0 Glutamic acid g 2.926 0 0 Glycine g 0.691 0 0 Proline g 0.673 0 0 Serine g 0.835 0 0 Other Alcohol, ethyl g 0.0 0 0 Caffeine mg 0 0 0 Theobromine mg 0 0 0

Includes pignolia (Pinus pinea) and Korean (Pinus koraiensis)

Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 22 (2009)

g = gram
mg = milligram
mcg = microgram
IU = International Units