Nuts can be considered a real gift of nature to people. They contain a lot of valuable ingredients, they are nutritious and very tasty. And hazelnut nuts are no exception, for which they are loved by a lot of people. The only fact that strains many, and especially those who want to lose weight, is the high caloric value of hazelnut nuts.
How many calories are in hazelnuts?
Hazelnut, which is also called hazel, like many other types of nuts is very caloric - 650-700 kcal per 100 g. Since the peeled nut weighs about 1-2 g, the calorie content is 1 pc. hazelnut is 7-14 kcal. A large number of calories in the hazelnut is due to the high fat content of the product - it contains 65-70% fat. It should also be remembered that the calorie content of hazelnut is greatly increased when roasting, so nutritionists recommend eating nuts in raw form and in small amounts.
Usefulness of hazelnuts for health and weight loss
Despite the high calorie content, hazelnuts are very useful. The composition of these nuts includes very few carbohydrates, so they can eat those who sit on a low-carbohydrate diet, as well as diabetics. In addition, nuts have a thermogenic effect that promotes weight loss - they increase body temperature and accelerate metabolism. In order not to get carried away by delicious nuts and not eat more than normal, add crushed hazelnut kernels in a salad, the norm is 1 tablespoon per day.
If you want to get the maximum benefit from hazelnuts, you need to release nuts from the shell yourself, because while storing them in a purified form, some of the vitamins and minerals are lost.
Because of the excellent vitamin-mineral formula, hazelnut nuts are recommended for children and people who are weakened after illness. Traditional medicine recommends hazel nuts with frequent colds, blood diseases,
Has hazelnut and the properties of an antioxidant that blocks free radicals and does not allow them to damage the cells of the body. These properties in walnut are due to the presence of polyunsaturated fats - stearic, palmitic and oleic fatty acids. These same compounds help to clean the vessels of cholesterol , which appears because of the excess in the diet of saturated fats (fatty meat).
Do not abuse the hazelnut for liver, pancreas and intestines, tk. high fatty nuts can lead to an exacerbation of the disease.