Batanwood is the fruit of the lentil.

Batan wood is the fruit of the lentil, its aliases are many, the ancient name of the lentil, flat walnut, Brahmaputra, it is a perennial deciduous small tree, height of about 2-6 meters or so, the shape of the fruit grows oblique ovate or oblong-ovate, more flattened, the length of about 3-4.3 centimeters or so, the diameter of about 2-3 centimeters or so, the fruit grows in July-August, ripening, and at the time of ripening the fruit will split open, and inside it is the batan wood.

In China, there are many people who confuse Batan wood and almonds, in fact, Batan wood and almonds are two different nuts. Batan wood is the kernel of lentils and almonds are the kernel of apricots, while lentils and apricots are, botanically speaking, two different plants. The national recommended standard calls them lentil kernels.

Introduction of lentil kernel

Batonwood shell is thinner and easier to peel, the head is a little bigger than almonds, the shell has a honeycomb like lines, the pulp is lentil, lentil dry and juiceless simply can not eat. Almond shell is thicker and difficult to peel, the shell is smoother, the edge of a little groove, the pulp is apricot, apricot sweet and sour flavor. Nutritional value of almonds compared to Batan wood to be much higher, almonds can be used for medicinal purposes, while Batan wood can only be used as a snack.

Batan wood is rich in fat, protein, starch, sugar, and a small amount of vitamins and indispensable to the human body 18 kinds of trace elements, than the same weight of beef six times higher than a nutrient-intensive healthy snacks, containing protein, dietary fiber, vitamin E, than the other trees down the nutrient nutrition will be more, and does not contain cholesterol.