Hazelnuts are excellent for health. According to a study published in 2009 by the Mayo Clinic (in the United States), regularly consuming hazelnuts (but also walnuts, pistachios, etc.) would be a good way to take care of your cardiovascular health.
In addition, according to work published in 2010, hazelnuts could effectively fight against hypercholesterolemia (that is to say: against excess cholesterol in the blood) and against hyperlipidemia (read: excess fat in the blood).
Hazelnuts are good for the heart and for cardiovascular health
If hazelnuts are indeed caloric (with, on average, 622 Kcal per 100 grams), they are also hyper-rich in nutrients: there are phenolic compounds (molecules which have an antioxidant activity proven by Science and which make it possible to “trap” free radicals circulating in the body), minerals (hazelnuts are a good source of manganese, which also fights against free radicals, and magnesium, which fights stress and depression) and vitamins (from vitamin E which protects white and red blood cells, and B vitamins – B1, B5, B6 and B9).
We rather know it in pastry (and especially in the famous Italian spread!) And yet: the hazelnut can also be cooked in a savory version. It goes well with certain cheeses (goat, Gouda, Comté…), with squash (butternut, pumpkin…), with sweet potatoes, with rabbit… You just have to try!
Sources:
- The One Health Diet – Anne Dufour and Carole Garnier, eds. The Duke.
- 500 diabetes recipes – Dr. Pierre Nys, ed. Leduc.S
- My little magic recipes without Fodmaps – Dr. Pierre Nus, ed. Leduc.S
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- 6 recipes for healthy spreads
- Foods Highest in Potassium
- Slimming: the 9 “good fat” foods to which we are entitled
