The medical properties of pine nuts have been heard by many but not everybody has ever really thought about them. In fact this natural product is a rich source of vitamins, elements and nutrients, which help in treating many health issues. It is doubtless that nature was especially generous then created pine nuts, whose consumption may significantly enrich the diet of any person and bring him or her real Siberian health.
Caloric value Pine nuts refer to the high caloric value products with the index of 673 kcal per 100 g. However, the high caloric value is well compensated by high accessibility – nutritionists say that pine nut seeds are better than bread, meat and even vegetables.
Pine nut ingredients:
The pine nut seeds contain 15% protein, which determines the food value of the product. Healthy properties of pine nuts depend on the high content of vegetable fats, which take up some 70% of the total weight. The other 15% of this natural product are carbohydrates.
Pine nuts are rich in vitamins А, В, С, D, E, P, phosphorus, iodine, potassium, calcium, magnesium, cobalt, animo-acids, fibre, polyunsaturated fatty acids and other useful elements of high biological value.