Nutrition in Almond Nuts
Almonds are a very useful food. Almond
flour is a good substitute for wheat flour for those who
are sensitive to gluten, making very nice breads and
pastries. Also, Almonds can be made into very adequate
milk substitute for those who are lactose intolerant by
processing a few nuts in a cup of water in a blender.
You may add them until you get the consistency that you
want. Almond extract is a very nice flavoring for
cookies etc. Unlike flax oil, almond has a very low
iodine number and it is very stable in storage. Almond
oil us often used in hand creams ant other similar
products. Almonds are a good source of iron, vitamin B,
protein and calcium. There are many nice recipes for
making nut butter, and baked goods.
Nuts, Almonds, 1 oz.
| Nutrient
|
Units
|
Value per
100 grams |
Number
of Data
Points |
1.00 X 1 oz (23
whole kernels)
-------
28.35g
|
| Proximates
|
| Water
|
g
|
5.25
|
4
|
0.124
|
1.49
|
| Energy
|
kcal
|
578
|
0
|
0
|
164
|
| Energy
|
kj
|
2418
|
0
|
0
|
686
|
| Protein
|
g
|
21.26
|
4
|
0.717
|
6.03
|
| Total lipid (fat)
|
g
|
50.64
|
4
|
0.681
|
14.36
|
| Ash
|
g
|
3.11
|
4
|
0.019
|
0.88
|
| Carbohydrate, by difference
|
g
|
19.74
|
0
|
0
|
5.60
|
| Fiber, total dietary
|
g
|
11.8
|
4
|
0.556
|
3.3
|
| Sugars, total
|
g
|
4.80
|
4
|
0.236
|
1.36
|
| Sucrose
|
g
|
4.54
|
4
|
0.222
|
1.29
|
| Glucose (dextrose)
|
g
|
0.12
|
4
|
0.023
|
0.03
|
| Fructose
|
g
|
0.00
|
4
|
0
|
0.00
|
| Lactose
|
g
|
0.00
|
4
|
0
|
0.00
|
| Maltose
|
g
|
0.14
|
4
|
0
|
0.04
|
| Starch
|
g
|
0.73
|
4
|
0.085
|
0.21
|
| Minerals
|
| Calcium, Ca
|
mg
|
248
|
4
|
18.884
|
70
|
| Iron, Fe
|
mg
|
4.30
|
4
|
0.206
|
1.22
|
| Magnesium, Mg
|
mg
|
275
|
4
|
6.035
|
78
|
| Phosphorus, P
|
mg
|
474
|
4
|
25.377
|
134
|
| Potassium, K
|
mg
|
728
|
4
|
14.848
|
206
|
| Sodium, Na
|
mg
|
1
|
4
|
0.083
|
0
|
| Zinc, Zn
|
mg
|
3.36
|
4
|
0.209
|
0.95
|
| Copper, Cu
|
mg
|
1.110
|
4
|
0.076
|
0.315
|
| Manganese, Mn
|
mg
|
2.535
|
4
|
0.034
|
0.719
|
| Selenium, Se
|
mcg
|
2.8
|
12
|
0.03
|
0.8
|
| Vitamins
|
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
|
mg
|
0.0
|
4
|
0
|
0.0
|
| Thiamin
|
mg
|
0.241
|
4
|
0.016
|
0.068
|
| Riboflavin
|
mg
|
0.811
|
4
|
0.051
|
0.230
|
| Niacin
|
mg
|
3.925
|
4
|
0.083
|
1.113
|
| Pantothenic acid
|
mg
|
0.349
|
4
|
0.013
|
0.099
|
| Vitamin B-6
|
mg
|
0.131
|
4
|
0.018
|
0.037
|
| Folate, total
|
mcg
|
29
|
4
|
1.095
|
8
|
| Folic acid
|
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Folate, food
|
mcg
|
29
|
4
|
1.095
|
8
|
| Folate, DFE
|
mcg_DFE
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
| Vitamin B-12
|
mcg
|
0.00
|
0
|
0
|
0.00
|
| Vitamin B-12, added
|
mcg
|
0.00
|
0
|
0
|
0.00
|
| Vitamin A, IU
|
IU
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| Vitamin A, RAE
|
mcg_RAE
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Retinol
|
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
|
mg
|
25.87
|
4
|
1.345
|
7.33
|
| Vitamin E, added
|
mg
|
0.00
|
0
|
0
|
0.00
|
| Tocopherol, beta
|
mg
|
0.43
|
4
|
0.029
|
0.12
|
| Tocopherol, gamma
|
mg
|
0.89
|
4
|
0.076
|
0.25
|
| Tocopherol, delta
|
mg
|
0.25
|
4
|
0.046
|
0.07
|
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
|
mcg
|
0.0
|
8
|
0
|
0.0
|
| Lipids
|
| Fatty acids, total saturated
|
g
|
3.881
|
0
|
0
|
1.100
|
| 4:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 6:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 8:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 10:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 12:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 14:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 15:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 16:0
|
g
|
3.198
|
4
|
0.094
|
0.907
|
| 17:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 18:0
|
g
|
0.683
|
4
|
0.065
|
0.194
|
| 20:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 22:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 24:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
|
g
|
32.155
|
0
|
0
|
9.116
|
| 14:1
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 16:1 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.234
|
4
|
0.014
|
0.066
|
| 13:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 18:1 undifferentiated
|
g
|
31.921
|
4
|
0.656
|
9.050
|
| 20:1
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 22:1 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 24:1 c
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
|
g
|
12.214
|
0
|
0
|
3.463
|
| 18:2 undifferentiated
|
g
|
12.214
|
4
|
0.633
|
3.463
|
| 18:3 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 18:4
|
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 20:2 n-6 c,c
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 20:3 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 20:4 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 20:5 n-3
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 22:5 n-3
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| 22:6 n-3
|
g
|
0.000
|
4
|
0
|
0.000
|
| Cholesterol
|
mg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Phytosterols
|
mg
|
120
|
1
|
0
|
34
|
| Stigmasterol
|
mg
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
| Campesterol
|
mg
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
| Beta-sitosterol
|
mg
|
111
|
1
|
0
|
31
|
| Amino acids
|
| Tryptophan
|
g
|
0.192
|
0
|
0
|
0.054
|
| Threonine
|
g
|
0.678
|
0
|
0
|
0.192
|
| Isoleucine
|
g
|
0.691
|
0
|
0
|
0.196
|
| Leucine
|
g
|
1.469
|
0
|
0
|
0.416
|
| Lysine
|
g
|
0.601
|
0
|
0
|
0.170
|
| Methionine
|
g
|
0.188
|
0
|
0
|
0.053
|
| Cystine
|
g
|
0.282
|
0
|
0
|
0.080
|
| Phenylalanine
|
g
|
1.148
|
0
|
0
|
0.325
|
| Tyrosine
|
g
|
0.530
|
0
|
0
|
0.150
|
| Valine
|
g
|
0.799
|
0
|
0
|
0.227
|
| Arginine
|
g
|
2.466
|
0
|
0
|
0.699
|
| Histidine
|
g
|
0.592
|
0
|
0
|
0.168
|
| Alanine
|
g
|
1.000
|
0
|
0
|
0.284
|
| Aspartic acid
|
g
|
2.733
|
0
|
0
|
0.775
|
| Glutamic acid
|
g
|
5.171
|
0
|
0
|
1.466
|
| Glycine
|
g
|
1.468
|
0
|
0
|
0.416
|
| Proline
|
g
|
0.968
|
0
|
0
|
0.274
|
| Serine
|
g
|
1.005
|
0
|
0
|
0.285
|
| Other
|
| Alcohol, ethyl
|
g
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
| Caffeine
|
mg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Theobromine
|
mg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Carotene, beta
|
mcg
|
3
|
9
|
0.111
|
1
|
| Carotene, alpha
|
mcg
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
| Cryptoxanthin, beta
|
mcg
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Lycopene
|
mcg
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Lutein + zeaxanthin
|
mcg
|
1
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard
Reference, Release 18 (2005)
|