Why I Spend $10 on a Small Bag of Nuts

Everyone has their favorite nut. I personally love Macadamia Nuts for their buttery taste and decadent texture, and will splurge the extra couple dollars to buy a small bag. Beyond satiation, nuts are a great snack for a variety of reasons. Whether the means to tackling a nutritional deficiency, a necessary component to your mum's trail mix concoction, or as a quick snack to have on hand when hunger strikes, I have compared twelve different nut varieties in a cost benefit analysis to help you choose the best nut for the job! The price point of each nut was determined from the averages of several stores around the Portland metropolitan area. The main takeaways are highlighted in red with additional information included for those that want it. To read more, click on any active link at the very bottom of the page- no research journal membership required.

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-Studying the distribution pattern of selenium in nut proteins with information obtained from SEC-UV-ICP-MS and CE-ICP-MS

-Antibacterial activities of the methanol extracts of seven Cameroonian dietary plants against bacteria expressing MDR phenotypes

-Ghrelin stimulates locomotor activity and accumbal dopamine-overflow via central cholinergic systems in mice: implications for its involvement in brain reward

-A Single Consumption of High Amounts of the Brazil Nuts Improves Lipid Profile of Healthy Volunteers

-Phytosterol composition of nuts and seeds commonly consumed in the United States

-ProstaCaid inhibits tumor growth in a xenograft model of human prostate cancer

-Effects of phytoestrogen extracts isolated from pumpkin seeds on estradiol production and ER/PR expression in breast cancer and trophoblast tumor cells

-Determination of lipid and phenolic fraction in two hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) cultivars grown in Poland

-Tannins and Antioxidant Activities of the Walnut (Juglans regia) Pellicle

-Effect of a walnut meal on postprandial oxidative stress and antioxidants in healthy individuals

-Effect of the Harvest Time on Oil Yield, Fatty Acid, Tocopherol and Sterol Contents of Developing Almond and Walnut Kernels

-Phytochemistry, Bioactivity and Potential Impact on Health of Juglans: the Original Plant of Walnut

-Tannins and Antioxidant Activities of the Walnut (Juglans regia) Pellicle

-Health benefits of walnut polyphenols: An exploration beyond their lipid profile

-Kinetics OF Modulatory Role of Cyperus esculentus L. on the Specific Activity of Key Carbohydrate Metabolizing Enzymes

-Effect of chestnut extract and chestnut fiber on viability of potential probiotic Lactobacillus strains under gastrointestinal tract conditions

-Walnut polyphenol metabolites, urolithins A and B, inhibit the expression of the prostate-specific antigen and the androgen receptor in prostate cancer cells

-Hazelnut-enriched diet improves cardiovascular risk biomarkers beyond a lipid-lowering effect in hypercholesterolemic subjects

-Are some health benefits of palmitoleic acid supplementation due to its effects on 5′ adenosine monophosphate‐activated protein kinase (AMPK)?