BRAZIL NUT, dry
Scientific Name: Bertholletia excelsa
NDB No: 12078
BRAZIL NUTS are the seeds of giant trees in the Amazon rainforest.  Their pollination is so specialized that Brazil nuts have not been successfully farmed. Income from harvesting and shelling supports tens of thousands of native families and protects nut areas from deforestation.
Selenium is extraordinarily high, averaging 14 RDAs per oz. (about 7 nuts) in nuts bought in the shell (shown here) and about 1.4 RDAs if pre-shelled. The difference derives from the two products having different geographic origins. Brazil nuts are also good sources of magnesium, phosphorus, boron, copper, linoleic acid, vitamin E, and thiamin.
| Proximates
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|
Water
|
g
|
0.99
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Energy
|
kcal
|
186
|
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Energy
|
kj
|
778
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Protein
|
g
|
4.06
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Total lipid (fat)
|
g
|
18.83
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Ash
|
g
|
1.00
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Carbohydrate, by difference
|
g
|
3.48
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Fiber, total dietary
|
g
|
2.1
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|
Sugars, total
|
g
|
0.66
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Sucrose
|
g
|
0.66
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Glucose (dextrose)
|
g
|
0.00
|
|
Fructose
|
g
|
0.00
|
|
Lactose
|
g
|
0.00
|
|
Maltose
|
g
|
0.00
|
|
Galactose
|
g
|
0.00
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Starch
|
g
|
0.07
| | Minerals
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Calcium, Ca
|
mg
|
45
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Iron, Fe
|
mg
|
0.69
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Magnesium, Mg
|
mg
|
107
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Phosphorus, P
|
mg
|
206
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|
Potassium, K
|
mg
|
187
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|
Sodium, Na
|
mg
|
1
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Zinc, Zn
|
mg
|
1.15
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Copper, Cu
|
mg
|
0.494
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Manganese, Mn
|
mg
|
0.347
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Selenium, Se
|
mcg
|
543.5
| | Vitamins
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|
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
|
mg
|
0.2
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|
Thiamin
|
mg
|
0.175
|
|
Riboflavin
|
mg
|
0.010
|
|
Niacin
|
mg
|
0.084
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|
Pantothenic acid
|
mg
|
0.052
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|
Vitamin B-6
|
mg
|
0.029
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|
Folate, total
|
mcg
|
6
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|
Folic acid
|
mcg
|
0
|
|
Folate, food
|
mcg
|
6
|
|
Folate, DFE
|
mcg_DFE
|
6
|
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Vitamin B-12
|
mcg
|
0.00
|
|
Vitamin A, IU
|
IU
|
0
|
|
Vitamin A, RAE
|
mcg_RAE
|
0
|
|
Retinol
|
mcg
|
0
|
|
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
|
mg
|
1.62
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|
Tocopherol, beta
|
mg
|
0.00
|
|
Tocopherol, gamma
|
mg
|
2.23
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Tocopherol, delta
|
mg
|
0.22
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Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
|
mcg
|
0.0
| | Lipids
|
|
Fatty acids, total saturated
|
g
|
4.291
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|
4:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
6:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
8:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
10:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
12:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
14:0
|
g
|
0.015
|
|
15:0
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
16:0
|
g
|
2.576
|
|
17:0
|
g
|
0.013
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|
18:0
|
g
|
1.643
|
|
20:0
|
g
|
0.045
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|
22:0
|
g
|
0.000
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Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
|
g
|
6.959
|
|
14:1
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
15:1
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
16:1 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.065
|
|
17:1
|
g
|
0.012
|
|
18:1 undifferentiated
|
g
|
6.867
|
|
20:1
|
g
|
0.015
|
|
22:1 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
|
g
|
5.834
|
|
18:2 undifferentiated
|
g
|
5.824
|
|
18:3 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.010
|
|
18:3 n-3 c,c,c
|
g
|
0.005
|
|
18:3 n-6 c,c,c
|
g
|
0.005
|
|
18:4
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
20:2 n-6 c,c
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
20:3 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
20:4 undifferentiated
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
20:5 n-3
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
22:5 n-3
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
22:6 n-3
|
g
|
0.000
|
|
Cholesterol
|
mg
|
0
| | Amino acids
|
|
Tryptophan
|
g
|
0.040
|
|
Threonine
|
g
|
0.103
|
|
Isoleucine
|
g
|
0.146
|
|
Leucine
|
g
|
0.327
|
|
Lysine
|
g
|
0.139
|
|
Methionine
|
g
|
0.286
|
|
Cystine
|
g
|
0.104
|
|
Phenylalanine
|
g
|
0.179
|
|
Tyrosine
|
g
|
0.119
|
|
Valine
|
g
|
0.214
|
|
Arginine
|
g
|
0.609
|
|
Histidine
|
g
|
0.109
|
|
Alanine
|
g
|
0.164
|
|
Aspartic acid
|
g
|
0.382
|
|
Glutamic acid
|
g
|
0.892
|
|
Glycine
|
g
|
0.204
|
|
Proline
|
g
|
0.186
|
|
Serine
|
g
|
0.194
| | Other
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|
Alcohol, ethyl
|
g
|
0.0
|
|
Caffeine
|
mg
|
0
|
|
Theobromine
|
mg
|
0
|
|
Carotene, beta
|
mcg
|
0
|
|
Carotene, alpha
|
mcg
|
0
|
|
Cryptoxanthin, beta
|
mcg
|
0
|
|
Lycopene
|
mcg
|
0
|
|
Lutein + zeaxanthin
|
mcg
|
0
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USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17 (2004)
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