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BRAZIL NUTS
The Meat Plant Amazon
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The Brazil-nut, formerly known as Para-nut is a seed, the
fruit of the chestnut tree, known as the Queen of the Amazon
rainforest, the majestic chestnut tree can reach *0 feet tall and a
thousand years old. Considered one of the greatest assets in the
Amazonian region of Brazil nut, is increasingly valued in the
market for its high nutritional value and its relationship to
environmental conservation, is the only internationally traded seed
that has to be collected in the forest. Attempts to cultivate for
commercial chestnut failed because the tree only produces the fruit
in natural habitat.
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Plant characteristics
Found in upland forest of the Amazon, Brazil-Chestnut is a
large tree that stands above the canopy of other trees and can
reach up to *0 feet tall. Its trunk can reach diameters of more
than 4 meters, or wheel *0 to *2 meters. It has erect trunk and
smooth, branching only in its upper portion in a small proportion
Cup. It has dark bark and marked by longitudinal cracks; simple
leaves, wavy and shiny, dark green. and yellowish-white showy
flowers and herbs that appear from November to February.
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Grow best in gaps and areas not flooded with clay soils or
sandy-clayey. Bumblebees pollinate their flowers unique and agouti
is the only known animal that disperses its nuts. She opens the
hedgehog, strip the nuts, eat some and buries others to eat them
later. Those that are not can be born unearthed.
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Cultivation
They plant the seeds, seedlings or grafts in pits deep and
well manured soil, in the rainy season. They prefer warm climates
and humid.
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Fruit
Also called "hedgehogs" by the natives, the fruit of chestnut
is characteristically a capsule globose, woody shell with a dark
brown color and a thick and very hard. Are *0 to *5cm in diameter
and weigh on average around **0g, reaching almost two pounds.
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When the "hedgehogs" ripen (December to March), they tumble
from atop the chestnut and must be caught on the ground. By weight
and by the height of chestnut, these fruits often reach the floor
with such force and speed, depending on the type of ground, sinking
into the ground.
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With a size and shape similar to those of a human skull
normal, the fruit of the chestnut tree is in a tough capsule that
does not open spontaneously (to liberate the seeds must break its
lower portion). It houses inside, wrapped in yellow flesh. Seeds of
a varying number - between *0 and *5. These seeds whose size varies
from 4 to 7 cm in length, in turn, also have a fairly hard and
rough shell and enclosing the kernel as requested.
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The Almond
Almond is very rich in good quality vegetable fat that helps
in the oxidation of bad fats such as LDL cholesterol.
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Highly nutritious, the chestnut has both protein and calorie
value which is considered by many as a meat plant. Has from *2 to
*7% of proteins in nuts and *6% protein in flour without fat while
the beef has ****1% protein. The protein chestnut is almost
equivalent to cow's milk, containing complete amino acids. The
protein contained in just two nuts is equal to a chicken egg.
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The Brazil-nut also has minerals such as phosphorus, potassium
and vitamin B. In addition, **0g containing *1g of brown fat, 2.8
mg of iron, **0 mg of calcium and 4.2 mg of zinc.
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Besides providing energy and protein, vitamins and minerals to
the body, the Brazil-nut has an impressive presence of selenium, a
powerful antioxidant that protects cells against free radicals, and
contain good levels of Vitamin E.
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In power
It can be eaten fresh or cooked and is a very popular
appetizer around the world. The Brazil-nut also participates as an
ingredient in numerous recipes sweet and savory. When grated (raw)
and mixed with water to obtain a milk used in cooking that can even
replace cow's milk (to learn how to milk, click here).
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Are also extracted from the seed oil and extract of the Brazil
nut. With light colored, almost transparent, and a mild flavor and
pleasant, the oil gives a delicious twist when used in salads and
stews, as well as other recipes, recommended consumption of 5 to *0
g / day, equivalent to **2 tablespoons / day. Each 1g of oil equals
9 cal. This product can be used by adults and children without any
contraindication.
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Chemical constituents: alpha-linoleic acid, linoleic acid,
oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, antimony, calcium, cerium,
cesium, scandium, sterols, europium, diethyl stearin, excelsina,
iron, phosphorus, iodine, ytterbium, lanthanum, lutetium , olein,
proteins, samarium, selenium, tantalum, tungsten and vitamin
B.
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| Pays: |
Brazil |
| N ° de modèle: |
LV-3756
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| Prix FOB: |
880 ~ 1100 / Box ( Negotiable ) (Negotiable)
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| Localité: |
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| Prix de commande minimale: |
880 per Box |
| Commande minimale: |
5 Box |
| Packaging Detail: |
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| Groupe de produits : |
FOREST PRODUCTS
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