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brazil nut

1. a tropical South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa, producing large globular capsules, each containing several closely packed triangular nuts: family Lecythidaceae
2. the nut of this tree, having an edible oily kernel and a woody shell
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Brazil nut

[brə′zil ‚nət]
(botany)
Bertholletia excelsa. A large broad-leafed evergreen tree of the order Lecythedales; an edible seed is produced by the tree fruit.
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In 2017, Brazil produced 37,664 tons of Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.) (Lecythidaceae) (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatfstica 2017).
The study found, both Brazil nuts and pretzels significantly increased a sense of fullness and reduced feelings of hunger, with the greatest sense of fullness experienced by the group eating Brazil nuts compared to those eating pretzels.
(2011), except the composition of Brazil nut oil that used the values provided by Gutierrez et al.
The selenium content of the Brazil nuts used in this study was analyzed by flame atomic absorption spectrometry, but according to other sources, the selenium content of Brazil nuts is much lower (50-80 [micro]g per nut).
Brazil nuts are an excellent source of mono-saturated fatty acids that help lower LDL or bad cholesterol and increase HDL or good cholesterol in the blood.
In the midst of this frontier country, the success of Brazil nut harvesting--a low-impact industry that relies on the maintenance of large tracts of intact forest and is largely managed by small local producers--might seem like a surprising anomaly.
At Natural Sourcing, this .oil is cold pressed from the nuts of the Brazil nut tree and then meticulously packaged and stored to maintain the purity, freshness and beneficial properties.
Specifically, we studied Brazil nut recruit density (seedlings, saplings, and juveniles) in logging gaps paired with understory plots in active Brazil nut concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru.
Who says you've got to use Brazil nuts? You might be allergic, or you might not like the taste, so you don't have to use them.
Selenium concentration in Brazil nut varies between 8 and 83 [micro]g/g and is among the highest found within foods consumed by humans [21-25].
Each beauty product contains one or more Fairtrade certified ingredients such as cocoa butter, shea nut butter, sugar or Brazil nut oil, benefitting disadvantaged producers from countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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