Nuts and Dried Fruits are obtained from the fruits of many perennial plants that belong to different families. Fresh fruits can be dehydrated to increase their shelf life – such as Raisins – while seeds from oleaginous nuts – like Almonds – are contained within shells that protect them. Extremely energetic and easy to carry and store, these super\foods have always been of great importance to man, since the dawn of history.
Nuts and Dried Fruits are obtained from the fruits of many perennial plants that belong to different families. Fresh fruits can be dehydrated to increase their shelf life – such as Raisins – while seeds from oleaginous nuts – like Almonds – are contained within shells that protect them. Extremely energetic and easy to carry and store, these super\foods have always been of great importance to man, since the dawn of history.
Dried fruit is rich in proteins and lipids, but also of nutraceutical substances such as vitamins and mineral salts, reasons for which athletes and wellness lovers widely use it. Particularly interesting food for its nutritional level, dried fruit contains a remarkable amount of vitamin E – well-known for its antioxidant properties, and mineral salts – such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, copper and zinc. Moreover, the lipid fraction is represented by unsaturated fatty acids omega-3, 6 and 9, which perform very beneficial actions for our body. In fact, in addition to preventing the accumulation of triglycerides in the blood, thus protecting the cardiovascular system, defend the mucous membranes intestinal, have an anti-inflammatory action and increase the body’s immune response.
