Nuts
Kernel
Mongongo kernels are the rich oily meats cracked from hard shells in Kalahari food culture. Eaten roasted or pressed for fat. Fresh meats smell clean and rich; varnish rancidity fails. Keep cool after shelling. Cultural staple more than supermarket bulk. Specialty import; tree-nut style oilseed.
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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 g
- Saturated Fat 9 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 15 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 33 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 5.05 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 11 g
- Dietary Fibre 5 g
- Total Sugars 2 g
- Complex / starch 1 g
- Protein 26 g
- Water 4 g
- Energy 661 kcal
- Water 4 g
- Carbohydrates 11 g
- Protein 26 g
- Fat 57 g
- Saturated Fat 9 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 15 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 33 g
- Omega-3 2.64 g
- Vitamins 80.6 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.2 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.95 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.48 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 14.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 37.4 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 4.58 mg
- Vitamin K 4.5 µg
- Minerals 347 mg
- Major Minerals 345 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: 1.95 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.48 · vitamin-b6: 0.14 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 14.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 37.4 · vitamin-e: 4.58 · vitamin-k: 4.5 ·
Minerals
Mongongo (manketti) kernel: African oil-seed nut, protein-rich.
History
Peoples of southern African woodlands relied on mongongo nuts as a calorie-dense wild staple.
Ethnographic records documented mongongo’s central role in Kalahari diets.
Development and specialty-food projects explored mongongo oil and kernels for wider markets.