After window shopping at my local health food store I happened to notice the popularity of the plain tasting pumpkin seed (aka pepitas - Beeble). Of course I just had to delve deeper and find out if these small seeds actually provide us with any nutritional benefit or if it is just one of those fads like so many others in the diet world.
Nutrients are based on 100 grams
- Calories: 519 kcal
- Protein: 33 grams
- Carbohydrates: 14 grams
- Fibre: 3.86 grams
- Fat Saturated: 7.89 grams
- Fat Mono unsaturated: 12.98 grams
- Fat Polyunsaturated: 19.12 grams
- Calcium: 42.1 milligrams
- Phosphorus: 1166.66 milligrams
- Potassium: 801.75 milligrams
- Zinc: 7.37 milligrams
- Iron: 14.91 milligrams
- Magnesium: 531.58 milligrams
The Almond has long been considered the alternative to the peanut. Not just for people allergic to peanuts but for the health conscious as well. It has been considered the healthy option so I felt that I should make it my job to find out more.
I thought I would get my teeth into the subject of peanuts and their relation to our diets. There seems to be a common consensus that whilst the faithful peanut is good for us it has a high calorie count which puts dieters off. But should they be put off? A good question and one I hope I can answer one way or another.
