Nuts, also known as dried fruits, are covered with a hard shell on the outside and the seed kernel or endosperm on the inside. Because of their nutritiousness and flavour, nuts have always been a must-have snack for potlucks, gatherings and casual chats. During the Lunar New Year, every household will have nuts of various colours in the hall to entertain relatives and friends who are visiting the house.

　　So, do you know what the nutritional value of these various nuts and eating taboos? Understand these, so that the family and relatives and friends are eating healthier!

　　Nutritional value of different nuts

　　Common nuts can be divided into two categories: one is the tree nuts, including almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, pine nuts, walnuts, chestnuts, white nuts (ginkgo), pistachios, macadamia nuts, etc.; the other is the seeds, including peanuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, watermelon seeds.

　　Overall, the nutritional value of nuts is relatively high. However, the nutritional composition of different nuts varies greatly, such as:

　　From this food composition table, we can see that the fat content of nuts is 58.8% at the highest and 1.3% at the lowest; the protein content is 36% at the highest and 4.8% at the lowest; and the carbohydrate content is 72.6% at the highest and 7.9% at the lowest.

　　Lose weight or gain weight, which nuts to eat?

　　The nutrient composition of different nuts varies relatively greatly, so the family can also choose according to their own situation when eating nuts, for example:

　　1, chestnut: for those who want to lose weight, or high blood fat, coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, you can eat more chestnuts and white fruit, eat less walnuts, pine nuts, sunflower seeds, hazelnuts, peanuts, almonds they contain more fat, easy to cause obesity and elevated blood fat.

　　However, the carbohydrate content of chestnuts and white fruits is relatively high, 46 per cent and 72.6 per cent. Therefore, people with high blood sugar should be limited to how much they eat, and they should reduce the corresponding staple food according to the converted amount. Generally speaking, 100g of chestnuts should be reduced by 25g of staple food. It is recommended to eat 4-5 large chestnuts at one time, and 8-9 small chestnuts can be eaten, do not overdo it.

　　2, hazelnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds: for malnutrition, thin, fat demand, hazelnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds, watermelon seeds are good choices. Their fat, protein, vitamins, calcium, iron, zinc content are relatively rich, relatively higher nutritional value.

　　In addition, the middle-aged and elderly people with good lipid control can eat some hazelnuts in moderation, which has a relatively high calcium content and is more helpful in preventing osteoporosis.

　　What are the things to pay attention to eating nuts?

　　Nuts are delicious and nutritious, but they also have their drawbacks, so eating nuts should pay attention to the following points:

　　1, eat less heavy nuts

　　Now whether it is peanuts, melon seeds, almonds, or cashews, there are a variety of different flavours, such as creamy, five flavours, green tea flavour, and even mustard taste. The heavier the flavour, the more salt, flavourings, saccharin and other substances are added, which is not good for the body. It should be noted that the elders of the family if they have high blood pressure, do not give him to eat dried fruit with salty flavour, so as not to cause blood pressure fluctuations.

　　2, do not eat spoiled nuts

　　Nuts contain a large number of unsaturated fatty acids, improper storage or long storage will produce rancidity phenomenon, which is often referred to as "haram". These rancid substances are ketones, aldehydes, too much to eat, the light cause diarrhoea, the heavier endanger liver health.

　　3, fried nuts can not eat

　　Nuts contain a lot of fat, protein, carbohydrates, ordinary heating is not enough to destroy them, but many nuts are fried, when they are fried at high temperatures, these nutrients originally beneficial to the body can be partially converted into cancer-causing lumbar pyrene, heterocyclic amines, acrylamide and other substances, so frying burnt nuts should not be eaten.

　　4, allergies eat cashews with caution

　　Cashews contain a variety of allergens, for people with allergies, may cause certain allergic reactions. Therefore, the first time to eat cashews, it is best not to eat more, you can eat one or two after stopping for ten minutes, if there is no allergic reaction to eat again.