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Review
. 2023 Feb 23;12(5):942.
doi: 10.3390/foods12050942.

Composition of Nuts and Their Potential Health Benefits-An Overview

Berta Gonçalves  1 , Teresa Pinto  1 , Alfredo Aires  1 , Maria Cristina Morais  1 , Eunice Bacelar  1 , Rosário Anjos  1 , Jorge Ferreira-Cardoso  1 , Ivo Oliveira  1 , Alice Vilela  2 , Fernanda Cosme  2
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Composition of Nuts and Their Potential Health Benefits-An Overview

Berta Gonçalves et al. Foods. .

Abstract

The possibility that nut intake may defend human health is an interesting point of view and has been investigated worldwide. Consequently, nuts are commonly promoted as healthy. In recent decades, the number of investigations proposing a correlation between nut consumption and a decrease in the risk of key chronic diseases has continued to increase. Nuts are a source of intake of fiber, and dietary fiber is associated with a reduced occurrence of obesity and cardiovascular diseases. Nuts likewise provide minerals and vitamins to the diet and supply phytochemicals that function as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and phytoestrogens agents and other protective mechanisms. Therefore, the main goal of this overview is to summarize current information and to describe the utmost new investigation concerning the health benefits of certain nuts.

Keywords: antioxidant activity; consumer perception; fatty acids; fiber; health benefits; minerals; phenolic compounds; vitamins; volatile compounds.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Some representative flavor compounds in almonds, peanuts, and hazelnuts.
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