Almond is a nutrient-intensive healthy snack, which contains protein, dietary fiber, vitamin E and carotene. Almonds are more nutritious than nuts of other trees and contain no cholesterol. In China, almonds are accepted and loved by consumers as a snack.
Almonds have high nutritional value. According to the test, almond contains vegetable oil 55-6 1%, protein 28%, starch and sugar10-1%,and contains a small amount of vitamins A, B 1, B2, digestive enzymes, almond kernel, calcium and magnesium.
Almond is the seed of apricot in Rosaceae, which is divided into sweet almond and bitter almond. It mainly contains protein, fat, sugar and a small amount of amygdalin. The main components of fat are oleic acid and linoleic acid.
Almond fruit grows on a short distance and has an immature appearance. When the fruit is ripe, its green shell will crack, revealing the nucleolus wrapped in the rough shell. The kernel is yellow, with many small holes, and the shell is hardwood. Almond fruit is oblate, round at one end and sharp at the other, and covered with thin brown skin. Nuts contain 20% protein and no starch. After grinding and pressing, the oil squeezed out is about half of its own weight. Almond oil is light yellow. Although it has no fragrance, it has the effect of softening skin and beautifying.