Almond Nutrition Facts:
| Calories in | 100 g |
| Calories , Kcal | 609 kcal |
| Fat | 54 g |
| Carbohydrates | 13 g |
| Protein | 19 g |
Useful properties of
Useful and healing properties of almonds are determined by its unique chemical composition. Almond contains a large amount of essential fatty acids, unsaturated fats, as well as B vitamins and vitamin E. Almonds are very useful and contain a large set of mineral substances – potassium, copper, phosphorus, iron salts.
The use of sweet almonds speeds up the treatment of gastritis, peptic ulcer diseases of the stomach and duodenum. Almond kernels act as a bronchitis, light laxative and soothing agent of natural origin. The taste of almond kernels is simply excellent for diseases of the peripheral nervous system, disorders in the cardiovascular system. Additional properties of almonds include enveloping, emollient, analgesic and anticonvulsant effects on tissues and organs.
A special kind of almond is bitter almonds. In its nuclei there are a lot of essential oils. For this reason, bitter almonds are useful as an antispasmodic, analgesic and anthelmintic.