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Brazil nuts

Bertholethia excelsa Humb. et Bonpl.

	Energy Distribution % of total food energy
	Protein, total	8.6 %
	Fat, total	83.5 %
	Carbohydrate, total	7.9 %
	Alcohol	0 %

Refuse: 52%


Content per 100 grams
Energy	2847	kJ
Protein, total	15	g
total-N	2.8	g
Fat, total	65	g
saturated fatty acids	15.2	g
monounsaturated fatty acids	19.8	g
polyunsaturated fatty acids	26.7	g
Carbohydrate, total	13.8	g
carbohydrate, available	8.5	g
added sugar	0	g
dietary fibre	5.3	g
Alcohol	0	g
Ash	3.7	g
Moisture	2.6	g

Vitamins
Vitamin A	0	RE
retinol	0	μg
ß-carotene	0	μg
Vitamin D	0	μg
Vitamin E	5	aTE
alpha-tocopherol	5	mg
Vitamin B1, thiamin	1.13	mg
Vitamin B2, riboflavin	0.035	mg
Niacin equivalents	2.87	NE
niacin	0.2	mg
tryptophan	2.67	mg
Vitamin B6	0.105	mg
Pantothenic Acid	0.23	mg
Biotin	2	μg
Folates	4	μg
Vitamin B12	0	μg
Vitamin C	0	mg

Minerals
Sodium, Na	3	mg
Potassium, K	523	mg
Calcium, Ca	140	mg
Magnesium, Mg	357	mg
Phosphorus, P	590	mg
Iron, Fe	2.5	mg
Copper, Cu	1.76	mg
Zinc, Zn	4.2	mg
Iodine, I	0.05	μg
Manganese, Mn	2.78	mg
Selenium, Se	103	μg

Carbohydrates
All sugars, total	2.3	g
Starch	0.6	g

Lipids
C 4:0	0	g
C 6:0	0	g
C 8:0	0	g
C 10:0	0	g
C 12:0	0	g
C 14:0	0	g
C 16:0	8.87	g
C 18:0	6.08	g
C 20:0	0.199	g
C 22:0	0	g
C 24:0	0	g
C 14:1	0	g
C 16:1	0.199	g
C 18:1, n-9	19.5	g
C 18:1, cis n-7	0	g
C 20:1, n-11	0.1	g
C 22:1, n-9	0	g
C 22:1, n-11	0	g
C 24:1, n-9	0	g
C 18:2, n-6	26.6	g
C 18:3, n-3	0.1	g
C 18:4, n-3	0	g
C 20:5, n-3	0	g
C 22:5, n-3	0	g
C 22:6, n-3	0	g
Other fatty acids	0	g

Sums lipids
Sum saturated	15.2	g
Sum monounsaturated	19.8	g
Sum polyunsaturated	26.7	g
Sum n-3 fatty acids	0.1	g
Sum n-6 fatty acids	26.6	g

Cholesterol
Cholesterol	0	mg

Amino acids
Isoleucin	580	mg
Leucine	1200	mg
Lysine	530	mg
Methionine	1100	mg
Cystine	420	mg
Phenylalanine	670	mg
Tyrosine	420	mg
Threonine	420	mg
Tryptophan	160	mg
Valine	970	mg
Arginine	2400	mg
Histidine	390	mg
Alanine	610	mg
Aspartic acid	1300	mg
Glutamic acid	3300	mg
Glycine	720	mg
Proline	780	mg
Serine	780	mg

© The Food Composition Databank v7.01. Department of Nutrition, The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark,
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