1, the appearance of different: tonsil shape long and thin, the surface was dark yellow, there is obvious honeycomb pore pattern; and almond shape short and fat, smooth surface, light yellow, for the hard wooden texture. 2, the taste is different: tonsil kernel kernel shell thinner, taste sweet and brittle; and almonds kernel shell is relatively hard, crispy taste. 3, the efficacy of different: compared to almonds, tonsil kernel does not moisturize the lungs, cough, The role of asthma.

The difference between tonsils and almonds

Almonds, for the Rosaceae deciduous tree plant apricot or apricot seeds. Almonds are divided into two kinds of sweet almonds and bitter almonds, mainly distributed in the north of China, with Xinjiang, Hebei, Liaoning, Shandong, Shaanxi and other provinces and regions of the most distribution. Almonds have good medicinal value, such as suppressing cough, asthma, enhance human immunity, delay aging, regulate blood lipids, brain puzzle and so on. Bitter almonds are characterized by a variety of pharmacological effects of bitter amygdalin content of 5.5%.

Lentil kernel generally refers to the Batan wood, for the Xinjiang Uyghur name, is named from the Persian word Badam, and its fruit is called Batan apricot, the scientific name for the lentil. Batam kernel has a very high nutritional value and medicinal value, known as the "king of dried fruits", "Western treasures" of the name, with nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney, brain and mind, anticancer and anti-cancer, enhance immunity and lowering blood lipids and other effects.

In addition to the above differences, tonsils and almonds are also different in terms of nutritional value. It has been determined that the protein content of our sweet almonds is 30.1%, and the fat content is 49.3%; the protein content of bitter almonds is 27.0%, and the fat content is 49.6%. Compared with lentil kernels, the protein content is slightly higher, the fat content is close, and the proportion of fatty acids is much the same as lentil kernels.