Nuts
Kernel
Brazil nut kernels are the creamy angular meats freed from individual seed shells after ouriço pods are cracked in the Amazon trade. Dense high oil gives a soft crunch and tropical richness when fresh; paint smells mean rancidity. Selenium from many Amazon soils means a few kernels can meet daily needs—measure snacks, do not free-pour trail mix. Freeze or refrigerate for quality. Sort yellowed or sticky pieces before butter or paste. Used for snacking, baking, dairy-free cheeses, and regional sweets. Tree-nut allergen.
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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 66.4 g
- Saturated Fat 16.6 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 25.9 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 23.9 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 5.06 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 12.3 g
- Dietary Fibre 7.5 g
- Total Sugars 2.3 g
- Complex / starch 0.5 g
- Protein 14.3 g
- Water 3.5 g
- Energy 704 kcal
- Water 3.5 g
- Carbohydrates 12.3 g
- Protein 14.3 g
- Fat 66.4 g
- Saturated Fat 16.6 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 25.9 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 23.9 g
- Omega-3 1.91 g
- Vitamins 94.9 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.68 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.42 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.12 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 17.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 46.4 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 5.71 mg
- Vitamin K 5.7 µg
- Minerals 259 mg
- Major Minerals 257 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: 0.13 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.68 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.42 · vitamin-b6: 0.12 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 17.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 46.4 · vitamin-e: 5.71 · vitamin-k: 5.7 ·
Minerals
Brazil nut kernel: very high fat, notable selenium when whole kernels are eaten.
History
Amazonian peoples harvested Brazil nuts from forest trees long before export markets.
Export trade named and shipped Brazil nuts widely to Europe and North America.
Wild harvest and shelling industries centred in Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru supplied global snack markets.
Forest conservation and fair-trade narratives elevated Brazil nuts as a non-timber rainforest product.