Nuts
Shelled
Shelled candlenuts are cracked kernels ready for toasting and paste work, not raw snacking. Convenience is high; oxygen reaches the oil at once, so keep cool and buy small lots. Check for shell shards before grinding. Toast or simmer thoroughly before the paste enters food. Vacuum packs still need cool storage after opening.
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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 57.2 g
- Saturated Fat 4.21 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 16.8 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 36.1 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 4.91 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 15.5 g
- Dietary Fibre 7.97 g
- Total Sugars 4.2 g
- Complex / starch 4.79 g
- Protein 17.2 g
- Water 6.14 g
- Energy 645 kcal
- Water 6.14 g
- Carbohydrates 15.5 g
- Protein 17.2 g
- Fat 57.2 g
- Saturated Fat 4.21 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 16.8 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 36.1 g
- Omega-3 2.89 g
- Vitamins 81.6 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.2 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.98 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.49 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 14.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 38 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 4.66 mg
- Vitamin K 4.6 µg
- Minerals 364 mg
- Major Minerals 363 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: 1.98 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.49 · vitamin-b6: 0.15 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 14.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 38 · vitamin-e: 4.66 · vitamin-k: 4.6 ·
Minerals
Shell is largely mineral; edible value is minimal except as calcium source when finely prepared.
History
Austronesian cooks used candlenut as an oily thickener in spice pastes across Island Southeast Asia.
Candlenut (kemiri) became embedded in Indonesian and Malay spice-paste grammar.
Hawaiian kukui held cultural importance as oil and food plant beyond pure cuisine.
Diaspora groceries made candlenuts available to cooks outside the tropics.