Pine Nuts or Pinus edulis,nutritional supplement source and good nut for Art of Love!
Article Content:
- .Botanical Info of Pine Nutes.
- .Pine Nut Facts.
- .Pine Class and Pine Nut Tradition.
- .Pine Nut Values and Species.
- .Pine Nut Recipes and Cooking Tips.
- .Pine nuts and more Aphrodisiac Foods.
- .Aphrodisiac: Technical Article.
- .Research Update:Pine Nuts.
Pine Nut Values and Species.
Pine nuts are high in protein, and have been eaten in Europe and Asia since the Paleolithic period. They are also a source of dietary fibre. Pine nuts are an essential component of pesto, and are frequently added to meat, fish, and vegetable dishes. They are also used in chocolates and desserts such as baklava.
Pine nuts are higher in protein than most other nuts. They also have a high fat content and can turn rancid quickly. That is why I taste a few before buying. Fortunately, pine nuts keep for a year if stored tightly sealed in a freezer. I always toast pine nuts before I use them to bring out the flavour. This is best done in a frying pan, stirring them every few seconds to make sure that they don't burn.
Pinon nuts have outstanding nutritional value and compare favorably with pecans, peanuts, and walnuts. They supply all amino acids and provide significant amounts of vitamin A, thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin. The nuts of P. edulis are rich in phosphorus (1 245 mg/kg), which is equivalent to soybeans.
Fatty Acid Information:
The fats of the pine nut are also of high food quality. The most abundant fatty acids in the nuts of P. edulis and P. monophylla are unsaturated oleate, linoleate and linolenate. Pinus monophylla, P. nelsonii, P. maximartinezii, and P. edulis, from the same subsection Cembroides. These grow in semi-arid regions in the Southwest of the United States and in Mexico. They are united by their low content of delta5-olefinic acids (1 % at most). Dehulled seeds are generally rich in oil, and are characterized by high levels of both oleic and linoleic acids, generally with less than 12 % of saturated acids. Delta5-olefinic acids are low as compared to most other conifer species:
Comparison of Pinon Nut Food Values with other pine nuts:
| Type of Nut | Protein (%) | Fat (%) | Carbohydrate (%) |
| Pines: | |||
| P. edulis P. monophylla P. cembroides P. quadrifolia P. sabiniana P. strobiformis P. pinea P. sibirica P.gerardiana Pecan (Carya illinoensis) |
14 10 |
62-71 73 |
18 11 |
Detailed Pinyon Pinenuts Nutrition 100 grams:
Water g 5.900 1 0.000
Energy kcal 629.000 0 0.000
Energy kj 2632.000 0 0.000
Protein g 11.570 1 0.000
Total lipid (fat) g 60.980 1 000
Carbohydrate, by difference g 19.300 0 0.000
Fiber, total dietary g 10.700 0 0.000
Ash g 2.260 1 0.000
Minerals
Calcium, Ca mg 8.000 2 2.165
Iron, Fe mg 3.060 2 0.236
Magnesium, Mg mg 234.000 2 15.199
Phosphorus, P mg 35.000 2 20.423
Potassium, K mg 628.000 2 67.103
Sodium, Na mg 72.000 2 4.376
Zinc, Zn mg 4.280 2 0.141
Copper, Cu mg 1.035 2 0.000
Manganese, Mn mg 4.333 0 0.000
Vitamins
Vitamin C, ascorbic acid mg 2.000 0 0.000
Thiamin mg 1.243 0 0.000
Riboflavin mg 0.223 0 0.000
Niacin mg 4.370 0 0.000
Pantothenic acid mg 0.210 0 0.000
Vitamin B-6 mg 0.111 0 0.000
Folate mcg 57.800 0 0.000
Vitamin B-12 mcg 0.000 0 0.000
Vitamin A, IU IU 29.000 0 0.000
Vitamin A, RE mcg_RE 3.000 0 0.000
Lipids
Fatty acids, saturated g 9.377 0 0.000
16:0 g 4.416 0 0.000
18:0 g 2.011 0 0.000
Fatty acids, monounsaturated g 22.942 0 0.000
16:1 g 0.250 0 0.000
18:1 g 21.528 0 0.000
20:1 g 1.164 0 0.000
Fatty acids, polyunsaturated g 25.668 0 0.000
18:2 g 24.882 0 0.000
18:3 g 0.787 0 0.000
Cholesterol mg 0.000 0 0.000
Amino acids
Tryptophan g 0.146 0 0.000
Threonine g 0.367 0 0.000
Isoleucine g 0.450 0 0.000
Leucine g 0.834 0 0.000
Lysine g 0.434 0 0.000
Methionine g 0.207 0 0.000
Cystine g 0.210 0 0.000
Phenylalanine g 0.443 0 0.000
Tyrosine g 0.424 0 0.000
Valine g 0.598 0 0.000
Arginine g 2.251 0 0.000
Histidine g 0.277 0 0.000
Alanine g 0.605 0 0.000
Aspartic acid g 1.054 0 0.000
Glutamic acid g 1.969 0 0.000
Glycine g 0.589 0 0.000
Proline g 0.622 0 0.000
Serine g 0.49
Nutritional information:
| Food Energy | 560 | Calcium | 0 | Vitamin C | 0 |
| Protein | 24,5 | Iron | 49 | Thiamin | 0,81 |
| Lipid | 49 | Magnesium | 56 | Riboflavin | 0,19 |
| Saturated Fat | 7 | Phosphorus | 49 | Niacin | 3,57 |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 21 | Potassium | 14 | Vitamin B6 | 0,11 |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 21 | Sodium | 3,5 | Folate | 57 |
| Cholesterol | 0 | Zinc | 28 | Vitamin B12 | 0 |
| Carbohydrate | 14 | Copper | 49 | Vitamin A | 29 |
| Fibre | 3,5 | Manganese | 7,27 | Vitamin E | 3,5 |
| Sugars | Selenium | 16,485 |
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