Can hazelnuts be eaten raw? What are their nutritional values?
You can eat it raw. Hazelnut has high nutritional value and rich nutrition. We can effectively supplement a lot of nutrition by eating some hazelnuts properly in our daily life. Hazelnut contains 8 kinds of amino acids and various trace elements and minerals necessary for human body. Its content is several times to dozens of times that of other nuts. Among them, phosphorus and calcium are beneficial to the development of human bones and teeth, while manganese is beneficial to bones, skin, tendons, ligaments and other tissues. Hazelnut is rich in fat, mainly unsaturated fatty acids that the human body cannot synthesize by itself. On the one hand, it can promote cholesterol metabolism, on the other hand, it can soften blood vessels and maintain the health of capillaries, thus preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and arteriosclerosis. Hazelnut is rich in oil, which is beneficial to the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins by human body and has a good nourishing effect on people who are weak, weak after illness and prone to hunger. Hazelnut has a natural aroma, and the more you chew it, the more fragrant it is, and it has an appetizing effect. Hazelnut contains paclitaxel, an anticancer chemical, which is the active ingredient in paclitaxel. This medicine can treat ovarian cancer, breast cancer and other cancers, and prolong the life span of patients. In fact, hazelnut, a delicious food, is also very beneficial to our spleen and stomach health. Proper consumption of hazelnut can play a good role in strengthening the spleen and stomach, and can also effectively prevent and relieve night sweats, nocturia and other diseases.