Nuts
Kernel
Paradise nut kernels are creamy Lecythis meats, scarcer cousins of Brazil nuts. High oil needs cool storage. Do not assume Brazil-nut selenium doses. Good kernels are plump with clean tropical aroma; hollow or paint-smelling meats fail. Small-lot gourmet and regional Amazonian snacking. 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 62 g
- Saturated Fat 14.4 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 26.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 21.5 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 5.13 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 16 g
- Dietary Fibre 7 g
- Total Sugars 3 g
- Complex / starch 1 g
- Protein 15 g
- Water 3.5 g
- Energy 682 kcal
- Water 3.5 g
- Carbohydrates 16 g
- Protein 15 g
- Fat 62 g
- Saturated Fat 14.4 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 26.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 21.5 g
- Omega-3 1.72 g
- Vitamins 78.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.19 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.88 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.46 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 13.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 36 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 4.41 mg
- Vitamin K 4.4 µg
- Minerals 241 mg
- Major Minerals 239 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.19 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.14 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.88 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.46 · vitamin-b6: 0.14 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 13.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 36 · vitamin-e: 4.41 · vitamin-k: 4.4 ·
Minerals
Paradise nut kernel: oil-rich Lecythis seed, similar family to Brazil nut.
History
Amazonian peoples harvested Lecythis nuts from rainforest trees as wild foods.
Explorers and traders described paradise or cream nuts alongside Brazil nuts for export curiosity.
Specialty importers occasionally offer paradise nuts to gourmet markets.