Nuts
In Shell
In-shell brazil nuts are individual seeds still sealed after ouriço pods were cracked in the forest chain. Shells slow oxygen better than warm open meats. Crack with proper tools; provide a bowl for shell waste. Opened meats should smell creamy-clean, not paint-like. Selenium moderation applies once you snack. Discard mouldy or rattling empties.
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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 46.4 g
- Saturated Fat 11.6 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 18.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 16.7 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 5.14 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 31.5 g
- Dietary Fibre 8.25 g
- Total Sugars 3.91 g
- Complex / starch 5.22 g
- Protein 9.99 g
- Water 8.17 g
- Energy 583 kcal
- Water 8.17 g
- Carbohydrates 31.5 g
- Protein 9.99 g
- Fat 46.4 g
- Saturated Fat 11.6 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 18.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 16.7 g
- Omega-3 1.34 g
- Vitamins 79.7 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.2 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.92 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.47 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 14 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 36.8 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 4.51 mg
- Vitamin K 4.5 µg
- Minerals 359 mg
- Major Minerals 357 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.2 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.15 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.92 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.47 · vitamin-b6: 0.14 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 14 · vitamin-b9-folate: 36.8 · vitamin-e: 4.51 · vitamin-k: 4.5 ·
Minerals
Shell is largely mineral; edible value is minimal except as calcium source when finely prepared.
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.