Hazelnuts (Filberts)

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Varieties Available

  • Whole raw hazelnuts
  • Whole roasted (no salt) hazelnuts
  • Whole roasted salted hazelnuts

Health benefits of hazelnuts

  • Hazelnuts are very high in energy and loaded with numerous health-benefiting nutrients that are essential for optimum health. 100 g nuts carry 628 calories. They are rich in mono-unsaturated fatty acids like oleic as well as essential fatty acid, linoleic acid that helps lower LDL or bad cholesterol and rise HDL or good cholesterol.
  • Hazelnuts are rich in dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals and packed with numerous health promoting phyto-chemicals. Phyto-chemicals help protect from diseases and cancers.
  • Hazelnuts are exceptionally rich in folate, which is a unique feature for the nuts. 100 g fresh nuts carry 113 µg; that is, about 28% recommended daily intake of this vitamin. Folate is an important B-complex vitamin that helps prevent megaloblastic anemia, and most importantly, neural tube defects in newborns.
  • Hazelnuts are an excellent source of vitamin E; contain about 15 g per 100 g (providing 100% of RDA). Vitamin E is a powerful lipid soluble antioxidant required for maintaining the integrity of cell membrane of mucusa and skin by protecting it from harmful oxygen-free radicals.
  • Besides being rich in folates, hazelnuts are packed with many other important B-complex groups of vitamins such as riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, pantothenic acid, and pyridoxine (vitamin B-6).
  • Hazelnuts are a rich source of minerals like manganese, potassium, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, zinc, and selenium. Copper and manganese are essential co-factors for anti-oxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase. Iron helps prevent microcytic-anemia. Magnesium and phosphorus are important components of bone metabolism.

 

Storage

Store under refrigeration for up to 6 months. This item can be frozen.

Nutritional information sources: nutrition-and-you.comUSDA National Nutrient data base

Hazelnuts (Corylus avellana)
Nutritional value per 100 g. (3.5 oz.)
(Source: USDA National Nutrient data base)
Principle Nutrient Value Percentage of RDA
Energy 628 Kcal 31%
Carbohydrates 16.7 g 13%
Protein 14.95g 26.5%
Total Fat 60.75 g 202%
Cholesterol 0 mg 0%
Dietary Fiber 9.7 g 25.5%
Vitamins
Folates 113 µg 28%
Niacin 1.8 mg 11%
Pantothenic acid 0.918 mg 18%
Pyridoxine 0.563 mg 43%
Riboflavin 0.113 mg 9%
Thiamin 0.643 mg 53.5%
Vitamin A 20 IU <1%
Vitamin C 6.3 mg 10.5%
Vitamin E 15 mg 100%
Vitamin K 14.2 µg 12%
Electrolytes
Sodium 0 mg 0%
Potassium 680 mg 14%
Minerals
Calcium 114 mg 11%
Copper 1.725 mg 192%
Iron 4.7 mg 59%
Magnesium 163 mg 41%
Manganese 6.17 mg 268%
Phosphorus 290 mg 41%
Zinc 2.45 mg 22%
Phyto-nutrients
Carotene-a 3 µg
Carotene-ß 11 µg
Lutein-zeaxanthin 92 µg