NUTRITIONAL VALUES
Studies about the nutritional value and health benefits of hazelnut performed by a scientific committee composed of research assistants from University of Lincolnshire in England, Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada, Tokyo University of Fisheries in Japan, and University of Florida in the USA have been completed and the results are included in the table attached.
Chemical Components |
% |
| Protein |
15.98 |
| Total Fat |
60.51 |
| Saturated Fat |
4.76 |
| Monounsaturated Fat |
50.32 |
| Polyunsaturated Fat |
5.43 |
| Water |
4.45 |
| Ash |
2.23 |
| Total Carbohydrates |
16.83 |
| Sugar |
3.58 |
| Total Calories
(kcal) |
672 |
Organic Acids |
g/100g |
| Oxalic |
0.06 |
| Citric |
0.70 |
| Malic |
3.86 |
| Lactic |
0.43 |
| Acetic |
0.12 |
| Ascorbic |
0.00 |
| Total |
5.17 |
|
g/100g |
| Fructose |
0.142 |
| Glucose |
0.111 |
| Sucrose |
2.667 |
| Myo-inositol |
0.041 |
| Raffinose |
0.135 |
| Stachyose |
0.481 |
| Total |
3.576 |
|
Fatty Acid Composition |
% |
| Myristic
(C14:0) |
0.03 |
| Pentadecanoic
(C15:00) |
0.02 |
| Palmitic
(C16:0) |
4.86 |
| Margaric
(C17:0) |
0.04 |
| Heptadecenoic
(C17:1) |
0.07 |
| Stearic
(C18:0) |
2.74 |
| Oleic
(C18:1w 9) |
82.72 |
| Linoleic
(C18:2w 6) |
8.89 |
| Linolenic
(C18:3w 3) |
0.10 |
| Arachidic
(C20:0) |
0.14 |
| Gadoleic
(C20:1w 9) |
0.16 |
| Behenic
(C22:0) |
0.03 |
| Erucic
(C22:1w9) |
0.03 |
| Lignoceric
(C24:0) |
0.01 |
| Nervonic
(C24:1w 9) |
0.02 |
| palmitoleic
(C16:1) |
0.16 |
|
mg/100g oil |
| Cholesterol |
0.00 |
| Campesterol |
7.15 |
| Stigmasterol |
0.89 |
| b-Sitosterol |
105.48 |
| Total |
113.52 |
|
Total Amino Acid Composition |
g/100g |
| Iysine |
0.47 |
| Histidine |
0.74 |
| Arginine |
1.69 |
| Aspartic
asit |
1.58 |
| Threonine |
0.46 |
| Serine |
0.58 |
| Glutamic
asit |
3.72 |
| Proline |
0.59 |
| Glycine |
0.97 |
| Alanina |
0.67 |
| Cysteine |
0.45 |
| Valine |
0.67 |
| Methionine |
- |
| Isoleucine |
0.59 |
| Leucine |
0.99 |
| Tyrosine |
0.43 |
| Phenylalanine |
0.79 |
| Asparagine |
- |
| Glutamine |
- |
| Tryptophan |
0.03 |
|
Minerals |
(mg/100g) |
| Aluminum (Al) |
5.023 |
| Cadmium
(Cd) |
0.011 |
| Calcium
(Ca) |
193.4 |
| Chromium
(Cr) |
0.003 |
| Cobalt
(Co) |
0.220 |
| Copper
(Cu) |
1.603 |
| Iron
(Fe) |
4.967 |
| Lead
(Pb) |
0.030 |
| Manganese
(Mn) |
3.293 |
| Magnesium
(Mg) |
176.5 |
| Nickel
(Ni) |
1.247 |
| Phosphorus
(P) |
355.7 |
| Potassium
(K) |
761.0 |
| Silver
(Ag) |
0.005 |
| Sodium
(Na) |
3.133 |
| Vanadium
(V) |
0.077 |
| Zinc
(Zn) |
1.940 |
Vitamins |
(mg/100g) |
| Vitamin C |
7.2 |
| Vitamin
E |
33.9 |
| Thiamin
(B1) |
0.3 |
| Riboflavin
(B2) |
0.1 |
| Pyridoxine(B6) |
0.3 |
| Niacin |
1.8 |
| Pantothenic Acid |
1.1 |
| Choline |
52.4 |
| Betaine |
0.5 |
|
