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Food Value of Almond

12:55, Sunday, 30 October, 2011
Food Value of Almond
     Almonds are one of the best nut and seed foods. The best way of using almonds is to soak them in water and grind them into fine paste of the blanched almonds i.e., after peeling of the skin. This paste is called almond butter. It is easily assimilated and is preferred to dairy butter by many vegetarians. This butter is of special value to older people who are generally bothered with the problem of not getting enough protein in their diets. By taking almond butter, they will be able to get not only high quality protein but also other excellent food ingredients, contained in the almond, in the most easily digestible form.
The most useful preparation of almonds is the almond milk. It can be easily prepared by grinding the blanched almonds -i.e. almonds without outer coat to a smooth paste and adding cold boiled water to the consistency of the milk. With the addition of little sugar, it makes a delicious and nutritious drink. One kilogram of. milk may be obtained from 250 grams of almonds. The almond milk can be converted into curd and butter as in case of ordinary milk.
The almond milk is rich in vitamins. It possesses certain advantages over the ordinary milk. It is more. easily digestible than the cow's milk and is useful for the children with whom the cow's milk does not agree.
The fat in almonds is unsaturated and as such they provide one of the most beneficial kinds of fat. In specific terms, every 100 grams of almonds contain 11 grams of indolence acid. This fatty acid is one of the most polyunsaturated and highly beneficial in lowering serum cholesterol levels.
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