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Macadamia (Macadamia) is the name of a tree from the Proteaceae family. It comes from Australia, New Caledonia and Sulawesi, and is now also grown in South Africa and Hawaii. This evergreen tree has narrow, leathery leaves and tiny flowers, gathered in dense inflorescences. Its benefits, due to which its cultivation has spread, are fruit – drupes – popularly known as macadamia nuts.
Composition and nutritional value of macadamia nuts
Exotic macadamia nuts are round and have a very hard shell. However, it is worth extracting a small nut from it, because it has exceptional nutritional values. It has the highest fat content among all nuts and is quite caloric (100 grams equals 700 calories). It mainly contains unsaturated fatty acids with many valuable healing properties. Macadamia nuts are also a good source of vitamins (vitamins A, E and B group) and minerals (calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, magnesium, zinc).
Macadamia nuts have a creamy taste and can be eaten separately or as an ingredient of various types of desserts, baked goods or confectionery. They are also a source of valuable oil used both for food and cosmetic purposes. Tadé Pays du Levant beard and face oil contains: just macadamia nut oil. The ingredient can also be found in the Bioherba Illuminating Diamond Look Day Cream, which protects the skin against the harmful effects of external factors.
An interesting fact is that, for unknown reasons, they are poisonous to dogs.
At medonetmarket.pl you will find Pestka macadamia nuts in 100 g, 300 g and 500 g packages.
Medicinal properties of macadamia nuts
Due to the rich chemical composition, macadamia nuts have a number of health and nutritional properties, positively affecting our health. First of all, the high content of essential fatty acids (EFAs) has an impact on the appropriate level of good HDL cholesterol, while reducing the level of bad LDL cholesterol. Therefore, macadamia nuts should become a regular snack of people struggling with the problem of high cholesterol and obese people.
They are used in the prevention of heart and circulatory system diseases. The antioxidant effect of macadamia nuts is also very important – they prevent oxidation of cells, protect them from stress and significantly delay the aging process of the body. They limit the production of free radicals that have a destructive effect on our tissues. In turn, due to the content of iron, it should also be eaten by people struggling with the problem of anemia.
A large percentage of other minerals has a positive effect on the skeletal and muscular system (calcium, iron, phosphorus) and the appearance of hair, skin and nails (also zinc). The high nutritional value of macadamia nuts makes them especially recommended in all states of weakness, malnutrition, fatigue and convalescence after various diseases.
Medonet Market offers Optima Natura Natural Macadamia Nut Oil, which is applied directly to the skin to improve its appearance and condition.
However, it should be remembered that macadamia nuts can cause allergies. If you have disturbing symptoms after eating them, it is worth taking food allergy tests available on Medonet Market. The proposed package also includes tests for inhalation allergy.
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