American almond (Amygdalus comnnis), also known as almond (commonly known as almond and almond in China), is a very important dried fruit oil and medicinal tree species. Its annual output in the world is about1200,000 tons, ranking first among the four dried fruits in the world.

4 nutritional value

Almond is a kind of precious dried fruit, and it is also the main woody oil tree species. Almond contains 2% ~10% sugar, 47% ~ 61%fat and 28% crude protein, and its crude protein content is higher than that of apricot (24.9%), walnut (15.4%) and sunflower seed (23.1). Almond contains 8 kinds of essential amino acids, accounting for 28.3% of the total amino acids, which is higher than that of walnuts and eggs. The contents of valine, phenylalanine, isoleucine and tryptophan in eight essential amino acids are higher than those in beef. In addition, almond is rich in vitamin A, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin E, amygdalase, amygdalin, digestive enzymes, various mineral elements and trace elements. The contents of riboflavin (VB2) and tocopherol (Vε) in almond are higher than those in peanut and walnut, and the tocopherol content is 19 times that of walnut, and the most thiamine is common almond.

5 edible efficacy

Anti-cancer fruit

The research results of USDA show that the content of VE in almond per100g is as high as 27.12g, which is the highest in nuts. VE has anti-aging effect, and the ellagic acid contained in almond also has anti-oxidation and anti-inflammatory functions. VE, ellagic acid and other nutrients can resist many chronic diseases and cancers together, which is a good result of dietotherapy. VE has the functions of improving skin quality and resisting aging, and is the best choice for women to supplement VE.

Almond kernel has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, relaxing bowels, relieving cough and asthma. Peach kernel is mainly used for amenorrhea, fever, blood stasis, malaria, traumatic injury, blood stasis, swelling and pain, blood dryness and constipation.