Macadamias are considered the world’s finest nut, a delicious snack food that garners high marks for flavor and crunchy texture. The story doesn’t end there, however. Macadamias are full of goodness.
Medical researchers and food scientists have been studying macadamia nuts. Macadamias are a tree nut and in recent years tree nuts such as hazelnuts, almonds, and pistachios, have received attention for their potential in relation to human health.
Nuts, in fact, are an important part of the Mediterranean Diet, a traditional eating pattern that has been recognized as a dietary model for reduction of risk factors for heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other serious health conditions.
Benefits of Macadamia Nuts
Macadamia nuts provide a wide range of beneficial compounds. They are a high energy food, full of protein and fiber and loaded with other important nutrients that, in concert, impact favorably on human health.
Macadamia Nut Nutrition Information
- Antioxidants
- Fiber
- Phytochemicals
- Protein
- Minerals
- Monounsaturated fats
- Vitamins
Macadamia Heart Health Benefits
- A trial to study serum lipid effects of a high monounsaturated fat diet based on macadamia nuts demonstrated that, as compared to the typical American diet, a diet that included macadamia nuts (37% energy derived from fat) rendered beneficial effects on cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.
- One study demonstrated that macadamia nut consumption benefited 17 hypercholesterolemic men. Over a 4-week period, the men were given 40/90 g/d of macadamia nuts. At the end of the study, their total and LDL cholesterol levels had decreased by 3.0 and 5.3%. HDL had increased by 7.9%. The study supported the benefits of macadamia nuts as part of a healthful diet.
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