- og = certified organically produced
- gf = gluten free
- v = vegan
- ft = fair trade
- st = stock item
- x = not splittable (whole case only)
Hazelnuts
The hazelnut can provide very important nutritional value in a well-balanced diet, and has several important health benefits in protecting against diseases. Having a special combination of oil (especially oleic acid rich oil structure), proteins, carbohydrate, beta-sitosterol, essential vitamins and minerals, giving hazelnut a special place among other nuts for its unique ability to protect against diseases. Hazelnut and hazelnut oil is the best known source for Vitamin E which is essential for the healthy heart muscles and other muscles of the body as well. Indeed 25-30g of hazelnuts a day is enough for daily vitamin E needs and a very good way of protecting against heart-vein diseases and cancer. Vitamin E is also necessary for normal functioning of the reproduction system. Vitamin E prevents the disintegration of red blood cells, thus it serves as a protection against deficiency of blood which is called anemia. Another benefit of Vitamin E found in hazelnut is to prevent the factors which prepare the basis for cancer disease. If cancer is already formed in the body, then it fights to defuse the harmful cells. Beta-sitosterol, which is found in ample amountd in hazelnut, is an important means of decreasing cholesterol and preventing breast cancer and prostate cancer.
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