Almonds are the seeds  of the drupe  fruit related to peaches and plums. They are rich in mono unsaturated fat and due to their high fat content, take a long time for the body to digest. This can keep hunger at bay and help people watching their weight.

Almonds are extremely high in vitamin E, which protects against cancer and cardiovascular diseases, help reduce the pain  of osteoarthritis and keeps the skin healthy, Vitamin E can boost male fertility.

Almonds are higher in calcium than almost any other plant food and therefore and excellent addition to vegan diets and for those who don’t eat dairy products.

Buy whole almonds still in their shells or, at least, still in their brown skins

There is a type of inedible almonds, which contains a form of cyanide, known as bitter almond that is poisonous

30 g of  almonds contains

• 174 Kcalories
• 15 g fat
• 6.6 g protein
• 6 g carbohydrate
• 3 g fibre
• 7.4 mg vitamin E
• 1 mg niacin
• 65 mg calcium
• 206 mg potassium
• 43 mg magnesium
• 1 mg iron
• 1 mcg zinc