Some Amazing facts about Almonds
- Historians generally agree that almonds and dates were among the earliest cultivated foods.
- The earliest varieties of almonds were found in China carried by traders down the ancient silk road to Greece, Turkey, and the Middle East.
- Almond nuts are rich in dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals and packed with numerous healths promoting phyto-chemicals; This kind of well balanced food offers protection against diseases and cancers.
- Eat seventy almonds per day. That’s the number that people in a US City of Hope National Medical Center experiment ate daily for six months, in conjunction with a reduced-calorie diet, to drop 18 percent of their body weight.
- California produces 80% of the world’s supply of almonds.
- (California Almond Association) The world’s largest almond factory is in Sacramento, California. It processes 2 million pounds of almonds a day.
- The latest research shows that almonds may play a leading role in preventing colon and lung cancer.
- It’s amazing but true, just a few almonds go a long way towards healthy levels of blood pressure and cholesterol.
- They are also rich source of minerals like manganese, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium.
- The sweet almond oil is obtained from the nuts is an excellent emollient; helps to keep skin well protected from dryness. It has also been used in cooking, and as “carrier or base oil” in traditional medicines in aromatherapy, in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry.