Nuts
Shelled
Shelled brazil nuts are commercial kernel stock ready for snack bowls and baking—no cracker required. Oxygen exposure is immediate; freeze or refrigerate. Check shell shards before serving children. Measure portions for selenium. Vacuum packs still need cool storage after opening. Creamy clean aroma is the quality test.
Track this ingredient
Characteristics
Preparations
Traits
Nutrition and pairings
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 60.5 g
- Saturated Fat 15.1 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 23.6 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 21.8 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 5.24 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 17.7 g
- Dietary Fibre 8.44 g
- Total Sugars 4.01 g
- Complex / starch 4.96 g
- Protein 13 g
- Water 4.8 g
- Energy 667 kcal
- Water 4.8 g
- Carbohydrates 17.7 g
- Protein 13 g
- Fat 60.5 g
- Saturated Fat 15.1 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 23.6 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 21.8 g
- Omega-3 1.74 g
- Vitamins 82.5 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.2 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 2 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 14.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 38.5 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 4.72 mg
- Vitamin K 4.7 µg
- Minerals 283 mg
- Major Minerals 281 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: 2 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.5 · vitamin-b6: 0.15 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 14.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 38.5 · vitamin-e: 4.72 · vitamin-k: 4.7 ·
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.