Today I would like to tell you some of the interesting information about the Pistachio Nuts. Pistachio plant is sometimes called either Pistacia Vera, Anacardiaceae, or Pistaciaceae. Pistachio nuts grow on a small desert tree. People like to enjoy Pistachio kernels as being roasted, fresh or salted, and sometimes with ice cream, baklava, mortadella, marshmallows, cottage cheese, canned fruit, cool whip, pudding, and salads. The Nutrients that you can find in one cup (123 grams) of Raw Pistachio Nuts are:
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B1, Thiamin (large amount)
- Vitamin B2, Riboflavin
- Vitamin B3, Niacin
- Vitamin B5, Pantothenic Acid
- Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine (extreme amount)
- Vitamin B9, Folate
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin E
- Protein (large amount)
- Calcium
- Iron (good amount)
- Magnesium (good amount)
- Phosphorus (large amount)
- Potassium (good amount)
- Zinc
- Copper (large amount)
- Manganese (large amount)
- Selenium
- Omega 3 Fatty Acids
- Omega 6 Fatty Acids
- Natural Fats
- Carbohydrates
- Dietary Fiber (large amount)
- Natural Sugars
- Calories (good amount)
- Natural Starch
Make sure that you are not allergic to these nuts first, because you will be enjoying them at your own risk. After regular consumption, the Benefits that you might get from raw Pistachio Nuts are:
- Supports strong bones
- Supports healthy bones
- Normalizes blood sugar levels
- Supports healthy thyroid gland
- Improves Nerve health
- Protects from free radicals
- Helps protect from nausea
- Reduces vomiting
- Reduces skin rashes
- Maintains Hair color
- Normalizes Cholesterol levels
- Helps prevent dizziness
- Helps prevent hearing loss
- Supports healthy reproduction
- Reduces Inflammations
- Protects blood from over-clotting
- Reduces Cholesterol
- Reduces lipids
- Lowers Risk of atherosclerosis
- Lowers Risk of obesity
- May Reduce Growth of Cancer cells
- Prevents depression
- Protects from cardiovascular disease
- Helps protect from type 2 diabetes
- Prevents from dry and itchy skin
- Strengthens hair
- Strengthens nails
- Improves concentration ability
- Reduces joint pain
- Improves nerve function
- Improves muscle function
- Reduces confusion
- Reduces irritability
- Reduces fatigue
- Lowers chance of heart problems
- Lowers chance of high blood pressure
- Protects from chronic diarrhea
- Improves exercise ability
- Relaxes nerves
- Relaxes muscles
- Builds bones
- Improves blood circulation
- Protects from muscle spasms
- Improves heart rate
- Helps prevent headaches
- Improves Oxygen distribution
- Improves Immune System
- Provides Healthy energy
- Reduces weakness
- Lowers chance of infections
- Protects from apathy
- Supports enzyme production
- Reduces weight loss
- Improves healthy development
- Supports normal blood clotting
- Improves healthy growth
- Supports Brain Function
- Reduces Risk of Heart attack
- Supports Nervous system
- Protects from homocysteine build-up
- Lowers chance of anemia
- Helps protect from eczema
- Helps protect from dermatitis
- Supports healthy skin
- May reduce seizures
- Regulates Energy Supplies
- Supports Healthy Heart Function
- May Increase appetite
- Reduces Numbness in Legs
- Supports Muscles
- Supports Cardiovascular function
Sapodilla Fruit is healthy, sweet, tasty, and with a caramelly flavor. Sapodilla fruit has to be in warm and tropical climates in order to survive and flourish. Some of the places that you can find Sapodilla fruit trees at are like Mexico, Central America, India, and Philipines. In order for the Sapodilla Fruit to be ripen all the way it needs to be collected from the tree first. The Nutrients that one cup of Raw Sapodilla with pulp contains are:
Carambola Fruit is also called Starfruit is a delicious, sweet, and juicy fruit. It is pretty popular in Asia, Malaysia, South Pacific, South America, Florida, and Hawaii. The entire fruit is okay to eat, yes even with the fruit’s skin. Some people think that this fruit tastes like Grapefruit, Papaya, and Orange all together at the same time. If you have kidney problems then you may want to avoid this fruit for health reasons, but otherwise Carambola or StarFruit is pretty harmless. About one cup (132grams) of Raw Carambola contains these important Nutrients:
Winter Squash is a very tender vegetable with lots of different varieties in shapes and colors. Usually people prefer to cook the winter squash before eating it. The best time to pick winter squash is somewhere around October or November. The Nutrients in about 1 cup, (205 grams) of baked Winter Squash are:
Plantain Fruits are kind of similar looking to Bananas, but people usually cook plantains, and bananas people usually eat fresh and raw. Plantains are also called Musa paradisiaca. Plantains may look like bananas but they taste not as sweet as bananas and they are more firmer than typical yellow sweet bananas. People cook plantains in many different ways, some prefer to boil them, some grill them, some fry them, some steam them, and the very ripe plantains can be eaten raw. Some people cook plantains just like you would cook a potato. The Nutrients that you may find in one cup or 148grams of sliced fresh raw plantains are:
We would like to introduce you today to another unique, juicy, and citrus fruit. This Fruit is called different names through out the whole world, and here are some of them, like Pomelo, Pummelo, Pommelo, Pumelo, Citrus Maxima, Citrus Grandis, Chinese Grapefruit, Jabong, Lusho fruit, Pompelmous, Papanas, Chakotara, Nobab, and Shaddock. We will be refering to this fruit as Pummelo because that is the way we saw it labeled in our local grocery store FredMeyer®. Pummelo fruit suppose to taste sweeter than grapefruit and it should not have the bitterness like the grapefruit has. You can enjoy Pummelo just the same as all the other citrus fruits in juices, smoothies, shakes, ice cream, yogurt, fruit salads, or just raw and fresh by itself. In about one cup or 190 grams of fresh and raw pummelo fruit people can expect to get these nutrients:
Zucchini is a vegetable that looks like a cucumber and sometimes called a summer squash. It usually has a green, or yellow, or a light green color. Some people consider zucchini a fruit because botanically it is an immature fruit. People enjoy zucchini with vegetable salads, in soups, in pastas, in rice, just raw by itself, canned, or fried with other vegetables. In about a cup or 180 grams of cooked Zucchini you can get these Nutrients:
In this post we would like to introduce you all to a unique vegetable called Globe Artichoke or Cynara cardunculus. This vegetable is also considered as a thistle. The green scales that cover the heart of the artichoke are not edible. Also, the younger artichokes have more of the edible part and it is more tender and tastes better to some people. Different countries cook the Artichokes in different ways, some like to boil them, some like to steam them, some prefer to fry them, some just bake them, and some people like to eat Artichokes after they have been canned. The Nutrients that you could get from about one medium artichoke which is about 120 grams, are:
Passionfruit or Passion Fruit or Passiflora Edulis is a healthy Fruit that likes to grow in hotter climates. It is possible to find Passion Fruit in places like India, South Africa, New Zealand, Israel, Carribean, East Africa, Brazil, Colombia, Hawaii, Florida, California, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Peru. The Oval Passion Fruit has a form of a very large egg and they can be about the size of a grapefruit or a lemon. You can find Passion Fruits in two different ripe colors dark purple and bright yellow, and if you see them in fresh green color then that means it is not ready to eat yet. The Passionfruit flowers on the Passion Fruit plants are extemely beautiful and have different colors also. There are different varieties available in Dark Purple color Passion Fruit and in Bright Yellow Passion Fruit. The Dark Purple Passion Fruit comes in varieties like Black Knight, Red Rover, Edgehill, Purple Giant, Frederick, Paul Ecke, and Kahuna. And the Bright Yellow Passion Fruit comes in varieties like Golden Giant and Brazilian Golden. When you’ll decide to buy some passionfruits, try choosing the bigger, heavier, firmer and even wrinkled ones while you are at the store. Do not buy the green ones, they are not ripe yet. You can enjoy Passionfruit with ice cream, yogurt, fruit salads or just fresh and raw by itself. If you don’t like the seed texture or taste in your mouth then just strain the juice that you’ll be able to squeeze out from the insides of the fruit. The Nutrients in Dark Purple Passion Fruit and in the Bright Yellow Passion Fruit are very similar and with very little differences. We will include both of the fruits’s Nutrients Lists, but only one Benefits List because of the similar Nutrients.
So, in about one cup or 247 grams of Raw, Fresh, Dark Purple Passionfruit Juice you can expect to receive these Nutrients:
And, in about one cup or 247 grams of Raw, Fresh, Bright Yellow Passionfruit Juice you can expect to receive these Nutrients:
Feijoa Fruit is for some reason not very popular in the USA, especially in the northwest, probably because it requires a warm climate. Feijoa fruit has been seen in Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Georgia, Russia, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, Israel, Azerbaijan, China, and some of the hotter states in the USA. This Feijoa fruit is also called Pineapple Guava or just Guavasteen. Feijoa plant can be considered as an evergreen shrub or as a little tree. Some people combine Feijoa with smoothies, ice creams, shakes, yogurt, juices, fruit drinks, jam, or they just enjoy it by itself as a natural and healthy fruit. The Feijoa fruit is very good and healthy for people because in about a cup of this pureed fruit you can get these nutrients: