Probably everyone has heard about the benefits of nuts - they are a storehouse of vitamins and minerals.
When a person experiences hunger, it is enough to eat a few nuts, as your health will immediately improve, and the discomfort will go away.
A small handful helps a person feel energetic throughout the day.
Depending on the type, nuts bring one or another benefit - almonds, for example, help improve hair and help with asthma, and cashews increase immunity and have a beneficial effect on such an important human organ as the heart.
In this article you will learn about which nuts are the most expensive with names, photos and prices, as well as their benefits to the human body.
10. Walnut | 3 $ per kg
Walnut grows on trees in Transcaucasia, as well as in the Talysh mountains, covered with a moist forest of unknown broad-leaved species.
In Belarus and Moldova, whole plantations are bred. On one tree, both male and female flowers develop. They are all green and pollinated by the wind.
Walnut prefers a warm climate, the fruits are harvested in September.
In ancient times, it was introduced by the Greeks to the territory of Crimea, and in the XIX-XX centuries. walnut was actively produced in this region, but now it can be collected anywhere.
Beneficial features: increases immunity, potency, lowers the level of sugar in the body, helps with anemia, improves the performance of the body. Walnut is also good for heart disease. It is often used in baking and added to salads.
Calories per 100 g.: 654 kcal.
9. Hazelnuts | 5 $ per kg
Hazelnuts grow in many countries, in Russia it can be found near the river or near roads. This type of expensive walnut prefers to grow in warm places, is widespread in Turkey, Kuban, Cyprus, the Caucasus, Italy.
The most healthy large hazelnuts grow in warm regions. It is collected at the edge of the forest in sunlit areas. Hazelnuts can be grown in summer cottages and in the garden.
Beneficial features: increases hemoglobin, treats varicose veins, nervous system, increases potency. Cleanses the circulatory system, helps to slow down aging, improves performance, helps fight fatigue, dissolves kidney stones.
Calories per 100 g.: 704 kcal.
8. Brazil nut | 5-6 $ per kg
Walnut grows in Venezuela, Brazil, Peru. From the name you might think that the Brazil nut grows only in Brazil, but this is not so - the fruits can be found in other Latin American countries in those areas where it is warm and humid, but not everywhere, but where it feels free.
The gathering place for export is carried out in the wild Brazilian, Colombian, Venezuelan territories.
Due to the fact that they grow on tall trees - they are difficult to get. The fruit resembles pine nuts in taste, and is distinguished by unusual properties.
Beneficial features: relieves stress, normalizes cholesterol levels, helps with kidney diseases, has anti-inflammatory properties, activates the brain (due to the record content of vitamins), eliminates the likelihood of premature aging.
Calories per 100 g.: 659 kcal.
7. Chestnut | 7 $ per kg
From such a valuable nut as chestnut, culinary specialists prepare amazing dishes. The fruits are very popular in European countries - it is difficult to imagine the streets of France, from which the smell of roasted chestnut could not be heard.
In Russia, nuts can be bought at the store. For a good harvest, the chestnut tree needs a sunlit area and favorable warm weather.
A large amount can be earned by collecting chestnuts, because pharmaceutical companies buy them up very quickly.
Chestnut grows in Albania, France, Serbia, Spain, North America. Harvesting fruits in Japan, France, Italy.
Beneficial features: relieves inflammation, eliminates pain, relieves cough, improves appetite and eliminates diarrhea. Lowers blood pressure, strengthens blood vessels, helps with burns and heals wounds.
Calories per 100 g.: 182 kcal (fried).
6. Almonds | $ 8-8.5 per kg
All gourmets know that almonds are a very tasty nut, in addition - it has a number of positive properties. It is divided into: sweet, bitter and fragile.
It grows on the slopes of the mountains, grows in the Caucasus, Crimea, the Himalayas. It also grows well in the USA, Asia, China and some African regions. The harsh climate does not tolerate well. The most popular fruitful gardens are in Iran, Indonesia, Italy.
In Russia it grows in Krasnodar and Stavropol. In southern Russia, almonds appeared thanks to the ancient Greeks - they brought seedlings. The main producer of this nut is the USA.
Beneficial features: eliminates insomnia, helps with cramps, strengthens the heart muscles, normalizes sugar levels, removes toxins from the body, cleanses blood vessels, blood, slows down aging.
Calories per 100 g.: 609 kcal.
5. Pine nut | 10 $ per kg
Valuable pine nuts that people eat grow on pine trees in Siberia and the Far East.
It is more correct to call nuts - seeds of Siberian pine. Ripens in cones that are on the branches. There can be more than a hundred nuts in one cone - they are mined with a chisel.
Pine nuts are harvested in September; mining is carried out mainly in Siberia - they are knocked down with a chop and laid out in bags for transportation. Their price is high, because you have to painstakingly collect nuts from each cone.
Beneficial features: elimination of unwanted hairy vegetation, a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system, a sedative effect and a positive effect on the nervous system, and improved vision. Strengthening joints, relieving colds.
Calories per 100 g.: 680 kcal.
4. Cashew | 12 $ per kg
Cashew Homeland - Eastern Brazil. This is a popular and tasty nut that is eaten everywhere.
To feel awake, just add a small handful of nuts to oatmeal for breakfast.
Cashews grow in Southeast Asia, and are most popular in Thailand. Cashew does not grow in Russia, because its habitat is the tropics. But in greenhouses, you can create conditions under which the nut will bear fruit.
Cashews are collected at home by specially trained people - they extract nuts directly on the plantations, after which they are transported to different countries. In Morocco, they cook amazing couscous with cashews.
Beneficial features: helps with skin diseases - eczema, psoriasis, serves as a prevention of caries, helps with toothache, strengthens the immune system, stimulates the brain.
Calories per 100 g.: 600 kcal.
3. Pistachios | 15 $ per kg
The homeland of the pistachio tree is Iran and Syria. It is difficult to find a person who would not agree that pistachios have an amazing and unique taste.
It was previously believed that the constant use of these nuts leads to rejuvenation and strengthening of the body.
Now pistachios grow in Asia, America, Australia and Africa. A comfortable fruiting environment is the arid climate found in deserts.
The store is very expensive and most often they add salt.
They are collected using special machines, but only at night, because under the sun the leaves secrete essential oils, and your head may spin.
Beneficial features: prevent amnesia, increase immunity, hemoglobin, reduce stress, replenish lost energy, improve eye health. They help to cope with depression, anxiety disorders.
Calories per 100 g.: 556 kcal.
2. Pecan | 22-50 $ per kg
Pecan is a nut growing in the southeastern United States; in Russia, too, it is cultivated. Pecans are harvested for commercial purposes in Iowa as well as Indiana.
In Europe it grows in Crimea, Central Asia. Australia also grows pecans to sell. Outwardly, pecan resembles a walnut, but it is more oblong in shape.
It should be eaten immediately after cleaning, because nuts that are left without shells quickly deteriorate. The price of nuts is high because they are difficult to remove from the tree.
Beneficial features: prevents eye diseases, cleanses the blood, is an excellent prophylactic against lung cancer, helps with heart diseases. It treats colds and keeps you healthy.
Calories per 100 g.: 691 kcal.
1. Macadamia | 35-150 $ per kg
This nut is the most delicious in the whole world and at the same time the most expensive. This expensive nut is brought to Russia from Australia.
John Mac Adam found out about the macadamia tree by conducting one study, which is why it was named after the discoverer.
The largest production centers are located in the USA and Hawaii, and the main suppliers are Brazil, South Africa, Costa Rica and Australia.
It is difficult to assemble macadamia with your hands, so a special device was invented. The benefits to the human body of this nut are enormous.
Beneficial features: beneficial effect on the skin: it becomes soft and tender, helps with bone diseases, eliminates headaches, fights chronic fatigue, rejuvenates the body, improves the mind and strengthens memory. It reduces the risk of stroke, treats inflammation of the internal organs, etc.
Calories per 100 g.: 718 kcal.