GOOD TO KNOW
Almond – A „women’s fruit“ and „queen of the rose family”
It belongs to the family of the rosaceous plant and is grown in many variations in North India, Iran, Afghanistan, South Africa and especially in California, Mexiko and Australia.
Almonds not only contain a huge amount of healthy fats (most people probably know that), but also about 18% fibre! We need these indigestible food components especially for our digestion and for a well-working gut. They clear out the stomach so to say and therefore they can help against constipation. Besides, almonds have the advantage, that they saturate longer. They also contain a lot of proteins, a lot of minerals, such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron and phosphorus, many carotenes (forming Vitamin A), a good mixture of B-Vitamins and Vitamin C + E.
But be careful: With at least 650 calories at 100g they are a quite a energiser and you should enjoy them in moderation instead of bulks! Furthermore, you should watch out to always chew them thoroughly, because otherwise they will be defecated undigested.
Almonds also protect us against diabetes, reduce the cholesterol level and blood pressure, strengthen our bones and they even have a prebiotic effect (that means, that they provide our intestinal bacteria with food, that supports our immune system and therefore regulates our gut flora.)
Nice To Know:
Almonds are also called “women’s fruits”, because they are a very good source of power for pregnant and nursing women and their herbal hormones even can help at the regression of the uterus after the birth. Italians e.g. believe so much in the healing power of almonds, that nowadays there is still a custom in some areas of Italy, that the wedding guests get some almonds covered with white sugar icing (packed in a piece of “bridal veil”) as a gift.
