Benefits and characteristics of the Macadamia Nuts

We've all heard that fat is essential to our diet and monounsaturated fats are the best for our health.  This is excellent news for the macadamia nut lover as macadamias are extremely high in monounsaturated fats and low in polyunsaturated fats.  In fact, macadamia nut oil contains the highest level of monounsaturated fatty acids of any natural commercial food.

Dietary studies with tree nuts including macadamia trials have shown reduction of risk areas such as cardiovascular disease, anti-inflammatory diseases, anti-aggregatory diseases and Immuno modulating systems.

Not Fattening

To add to this good news there is evidence that eating macadamias will not contribute to weight gain as long as they are a part of a balanced diet.

Omega 3 from a tree

Macadamia nuts also contain omega-3 fatty acids (like those found in fish) and are chock full of vitamins E, A1, B1, B2 and niacin.  They contain dietary fibre, calcium, iron, phosphorous, magnesium and potassium.  There is even recent clinical research that has proved that eating 50-100 grams of macadamia nuts per day will decrease your blood cholesterol levels.

Macadamia nuts contain protein and carbohydrates making them a perfect addition to the vegan or vegetarian diet.

So, buy some now.  Macadamia nut products are healthy, good for the heart and are a delicious native Australian snack.