Almond

"Add Almonds into Your Diet. They May Help Your Heart Health and Even Reduce Wrinkles"

Almonds are high in monounsaturated fat, or otherwise known as good fat, so when eaten as part of a healthy diet, almonds may help you to maintain healthy cholesterol levels reducing your risk of heart disease(1).

Also, there is research that suggests that adding almonds into your daily diet could help reduce wrinkles! This is because almonds are high in vitamin E which may aid in the protection of cells from oxidative stress, put more simply, aging (2,3,4).

Almonds contain many other essential nutrients that your body needs every day. They are high in fiber, riboflavin and minerals: calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper and manganese. Almonds are also a source of protein, thiamin, niacin and iron (2,3).

Want to know more about almonds? Check out our post Quick Fun Fact About Almonds or check out easy ways to add them into your diet with our almond recipes.

Nutrient	Units	Value per 100 g	Value per 28 g, 1 oz (1 handful)
Proximates
Water	g	4.41	1.25
Energy	kcal	579	164
Energy	kJ	2423	687

Nutrient	Units	Value per 100 g	Value per 28 g, 1 oz (1 handful)
Proximates
Water	g	4.41	1.25
Energy	kcal	579	164
Energy	kJ	2423	687
Protein	g	21.15	6.00
Total lipid (fat)	g	49.93	14.16
Ash	g	2.97	0.84
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	21.55	6.11
Fiber, total dietary	g	12.5	3.5
Sugars, total	g	4.35	1.23
Sucrose	g	3.95	1.12
Glucose (dextrose)	g	0.17	0.05
Fructose	g	0.11	0.03
Lactose	g	0.00	0.00
Maltose	g	0.04	0.01
Galactose	g	0.07	0.02
Starch	g	0.72	0.20
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	269	76
Iron, Fe	mg	3.71	1.05
Magnesium, Mg	mg	270	77
Phosphorus, P	mg	481	136
Potassium, K	mg	733	208
Sodium, Na	mg	1	0.0
Zinc, Zn	mg	3.12	0.88
Copper, Cu	mg	1.031	0.292
Manganese, Mn	mg	2.179	0.618
Selenium, Se	µg	4.1	1.2
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	0.0	0.0
Thiamin	mg	0.205	0.058
Riboflavin	mg	1.138	0.323
Niacin	mg	3.618	1.026
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.471	0.134
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.137	0.039
Folate, total	µg	44	12
Folic acid	µg	0.0	0.0
Folate, food	µg	44	12
Folate, DFE	µg	44	12
Choline, total	mg	52.1	14.8
Betaine	mg	0.5	0.1
Vitamin B-12	µg	0.00	0.00
Vitamin B-12, added	µg	0.00	0.00
Vitamin A, RAE	µg	0.0	0.0
Retinol	µg	0.0	0.0
Carotene, beta	µg	1	0.0
Carotene, alpha	µg	0.0	0.0
Cryptoxanthin, beta	µg	0.0	0.0
Vitamin A, IU	IU	2	1
Lycopene	µg	0.0	0.0
Lutein + zeaxanthin	µg	1	0.0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	25.63	7.27
Vitamin E, added	mg	0.00	0.00
Tocopherol, beta	mg	0.23	0.07
Tocopherol, gamma	mg	0.64	0.18
Tocopherol, delta	mg	0.07	0.02
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	µg	0.0	0.0
Vitamin D	IU	0.0	0.0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	µg	0.0	0.0
Lipids
4:0	g	0.000	0.000
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	3.802	1.078
6:0	g	0.000	0.000
8:0	g	0.000	0.000
10:0	g	0.000	0.000
14:1	g	0.000	0.000
17:0	g	0.004	0.001
12:0	g	0.000	0.000
14:0	g	0.003	0.001
15:1	g	0.000	0.000
13:0	g	0.000	0.000
18:0	g	0.704	0.200
15:0	g	0.000	0.000
16:1 undifferentiated	g	0.239	0.068
20:0	g	0.007	0.002
22:0	g	0.001	0.000
16:0	g	3.083	0.874
18:1 undifferentiated	g	31.294	8.872
18:1 c	g	31.294	8.872
16:1 c	g	0.227	0.064
18:2 n-6 c,c	g	12.320	3.493
16:1 t	g	0.012	0.003
18:1 t	g	0.000	0.000
24:0	g	0.000	0.000
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	31.551	8.945
20:1	g	0.005	0.001
18:2 CLAs	g	0.002	0.001
17:1	g	0.013	0.004
22:1 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0.000
18:2 t not further defined	g	0.003	0.001
18:3 undifferentiated	g	0.003	0.001
24:1 c	g	0.000	0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	12.329	3.495
18:3 n-3 c,c,c (ALA)	g	0.003	0.001
18:3 n-6 c,c,c	g	0.000	0.000
18:2 undifferentiated	g	12.324	3.494
18:4	g	0.000	0.000
20:2 n-6 c,c	g	0.002	0.001
20:3 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0.000
20:4 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0.000
20:5 n-3 (EPA)	g	0.000	0.000
22:5 n-3 (DPA)	g	0.000	0.000
22:6 n-3 (DHA)	g	0.000	0.000
Fatty acids, total trans	g	0.015	0.004
Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic	g	0.012	0.003
Cholesterol	mg	0.0	0.0
Stigmasterol	mg	4	1
Campesterol	mg	5	1
Beta-sitosterol	mg	130	37
Amino Acids
Tryptophan	g	0.211	0.060
Threonine	g	0.601	0.170
Isoleucine	g	0.751	0.213
Leucine	g	1.473	0.418
Lysine	g	0.568	0.161
Methionine	g	0.157	0.045
Cystine	g	0.215	0.061
Phenylalanine	g	1.132	0.321
Tyrosine	g	0.450	0.128
Valine	g	0.855	0.242
Arginine	g	2.465	0.699
Histidine	g	0.539	0.153
Alanine	g	0.999	0.283
Aspartic acid	g	2.639	0.748
Glutamic acid	g	6.206	1.759
Glycine	g	1.429	0.405
Proline	g	0.969	0.275
Serine 2 3	g	0.912	0.259
Others
Alcohol, ethyl	g	0.0	0.0
Caffeine	mg	0.0	0.0
Theobromine	mg	0.0	0.0

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov. NDB No: 12061, g = gram mg = milligram mcg = microgram IU = International Unit
References:
1.Kalita, S., Khandelwal, S., Madan, J., Pandya, H., Sesikeran, B., & Krishnaswamy, K. (2018). Almonds and cardiovascular health: A review. Nutrients, 10(4), 468.
2.USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Legacy Release April, 2018.
3.Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods.
4.Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 of 16 May 2012.