Nuts
Kernel
Areca (betel) nut kernels are the hard astringent seed interiors used culturally in quids with betel leaf and lime—not mild baking meats. Sliced or crushed for traditional preparations; health guidance applies. Quality dried kernels stay hard and aromatic; mouldy or chemical-smelling lots fail. Do not grind into cookie meal as if almond. Not a children’s snack. Pharmacologically active and culturally specific.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 10 g
- Saturated Fat 2.11 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 4.74 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.15 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 4.83 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 70 g
- Dietary Fibre 11 g
- Total Sugars 8 g
- Complex / starch 40 g
- Protein 5 g
- Water 12 g
- Energy 390 kcal
- Water 12 g
- Carbohydrates 70 g
- Protein 5 g
- Fat 10 g
- Saturated Fat 2.11 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 4.74 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.15 g
- Omega-3 0.25 g
- Vitamins 93.8 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.12 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 2.34 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.58 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 17.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 45.3 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 5.56 mg
- Vitamin K 5.5 µg
- Minerals 372 mg
- Major Minerals 371 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.17 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.12 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 2.34 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.58 · vitamin-b6: 0.17 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 17.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 45.3 · vitamin-e: 5.56 · vitamin-k: 5.5 ·
Minerals
Areca (betel) nut is a stimulant seed—high carb fibre matrix, modest fat (not a culinary oil nut).
History
Areca nut chewing with betel leaf was established across South and Southeast Asian societies.
Classical and medieval Indian sources document areca in ritual and social exchange.
Trade networks carried areca nuts widely through the Indian Ocean world.
Public-health scrutiny of areca use coexisted with continued traditional consumption in many regions.