Healthy raw Macadamia nuts

Healthy raw macadamia nuts are creamy and slightly buttery  tasting. They are packed with phytochemicals that renders them super healthy. These naturally gluten free, vegan snacks are good and healthy both raw or roasted. 

Versatile to use, we love to make healthy dairy-free vegan milks and products like cheese and yoghurt. You can also make macadamia nut butter, similar to peanut butter that can be spread on bread, crackers, and add it to a smoothie or oatmeal. I even make a chocolate version that's great to give children to have a healthy snack. 

Get creative and grind the nuts and sprinkle them onto soups and warm dishes. Roast and chop up some nuts for a healthier and tastier crunch option than croutons in salads. 

They also make a wonderful base for a creamy, healthy and tasty salad dressing. 

Just a handful of nuts make a filling and very healthy brunch. I usually choose a nice spot in the garden to celebrate nature and health while opening nuts and brunching. 

Macadamia are often used in the confectionery, baking and ice cream industries. Make a  paste and use it as a healthy alternative base for tarts, desserts and icing.

The natural caramel-looking balls in an aesthetic bowl or basket, provides a unique look on a table or kitchen, as long as they last.

The shells make for excellent, very long lasting mulch. Nothing goes to waste.

If you’re curious about this nut, try adding it to your diet today. Order them in the shell online. 

Healthy raw Macadamia nuts shelf life.

From the moment of any processing is where a food starts to decline in nutritional value and increase in toxins. This is the reason why we prefer to keep them in their original natural packaging. It is living food.

Having your nuts raw is the best option. Dry-roasting in a pan or oven does not change much immediately, except affecting the healthy fat structure to a light extent.  Avoid oil-roasted versions, which contain unnecessary added fats. 

In the shell macadamia nuts can last for many years, providing the conditions are favourable. They need to be stored in mild to cool temperatures. It's also important that it should be dry and that they are a bit spaced out, thus ventilated.

Out of the shell, in an airtight container, macadamia nuts can be stored at room temperature for one to five months. In the fridge they will last for up to one year.

Nutritional value.

Macadamia nuts are rich in vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, fibre, and antioxidants. Their benefits include protection against conditions like diabetes or heart disease, improved gut health, preventing cellular damage and weight loss. 

Macadamia nuts boast some of the highest flavonoid levels of all tree nuts and that helps with inflammation and to lower cholesterol.

Regular intake of nuts increases longevity and may help cut your risk
of dying prematurely by around one-third.

Research shows tocotrienols present in this nut may also protect brain cells from conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. 

Illuminating the fallacy that macadamia nuts means weight gain.

Despite being rich in calories, macadamia nuts may help you lose weight. Research shows that a portion of the fats in nuts may remain in the nut’s fibrous wall during digestion. Thus, macadamia and other nuts may provide fewer calories than previously thought

Rich in protein and fibre, two nutrients known to reduce hunger and promote feelings of fullness  and thus help with weight management. Some evidence suggests that SCFAs may even reduce your risk of diabetes and obesity.

Macadamia nuts can act as a prebiotic, The soluble fibre in macadamia nuts aids your digestion by feeding your beneficial gut bacteria and improving gut health.

In turn, these friendly bacteria produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), such as acetate, butyrate, and propionate, which can reduce inflammation and protect against conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis.

In one 3-week study, 71 young Japanese women ate 10 grams of macadamia nuts, coconut, or butter. Those in the macadamia group lost 0.9 pounds (0.4 kg) by the end of the study, while those in the other groups remained at the same weight.

Macadamia nuts are also rich in monounsaturated fats, especially the omega-7 fat palmitoleic acid, which may protect against unwanted weight gain.

In one 12-week study, obese mice fed high-fat diets with large amounts of macadamia oil — rich in palmitoleic acid — had significantly smaller fat cells than those given none of this product

Healthy raw macadamia nuts are a valuable friend for people with diabetes, heart problems and brain diseases.

Reduce your risk of metabolic syndrome which is a cluster of risk factors, including high blood sugar and cholesterol levels, that raise your risk of stroke, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. In general, nut intake is also linked to lower body weight in people with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes.

Macadamia is rich in monounsaturated fats, about 80% or the fats in these nuts. Its a type of healthy fat that may boost  heart health by lowering your total and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. Various studies suggest that eating 0.3–1.5 ounces (8–42 grams) of these nuts daily can lower total and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels by up to 10% Monounsaturated fats which comprise 80% of the fat in macadamia nuts  reduce risk factors for metabolic syndrome. These fats lower risk of stroke and fatal heart attacks.

Low in carbs and sugar, they are unlikely to spike your blood sugar levels, which may be especially beneficial for people with diabetes.

Only 1–3 ounces (28–84 grams) of tree nuts daily are linked to reductions in blood sugar levels.. With significantly improved levels of haemoglobin A1c, a marker of long-term blood sugar control.

a great source of Antioxidants which neutralise free radicals. These are unstable molecules that can cause cellular damage and increase your risk of  an array of conditions like diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and heart disease 

A study in people with high cholesterol noted that a diet rich in macadamia nuts reduced levels of this blood marker as much as a heart-healthy  low-fat diet.

Eating 1.5–3 ounces (42–84 grams) daily may significantly reduce markers of inflammation, such as leukotriene B4. Inflammation is a risk factor for heart disease. 

This particular nut is rich in tocotrienols, a form of vitamin E with antioxidant properties that may help lower cholesterol levels further. These compounds may even protect against cancer and brain diseases

Healthy raw macadamia nuts have additional benefits.

Emerging research suggests that macadamia nuts may offer a few additional health benefits, including anticancer properties. Macadamia nuts contain flavonoids and tocotrienols, plant compounds that test-tube studies indicate may help fight or kill cancer cells. However, more
research is needed.

Here is  a more  complete nutritional breakdown. 

As a basic short summary this is what 1 ounce or 28 grams has to offer:

Protein: 2 grams

Manganese: 58% of the Daily Value (DV)

Thiamine: 22% of the DV

Copper: 11% of the DV

Magnesium: 9% of the DV

Iron: 6% of the DV

Vitamin B6: 5% of the DV

Calories: 204

Fat: 23 grams

Carbs: 4 grams

Sugar: 1 gram

Fibre: 3 grams