What is included in the Brazilian nut and what is its calorie content. How do these substances affect the body, can they somehow harm and who should not eat the fruits of bertolethia. What is the best way to use them in cooking and what you should know about them. Brazil nuts are very beneficial for those who are protein deficient. It is recommended for athletes, pregnant women, vegetarians.
Harm and contraindications to the use of bertolet fruit
The fruits are very nutritious, so you won't eat a lot of them. Overeating may cause nausea, heartburn, bloating, a feeling of fullness in the stomach, and colic. This is too heavy food for the stomach, and therefore you should not eat it in the morning on an empty stomach or late in the evening, before bedtime. It is also important that they contain a huge amount of calories, because of which you can greatly gain weight. Considering this, the maximum allowable amount of nuts per day is 80 g for adults and 30 g for children. Considering the contraindications to Brazilian nuts, the following should be noted:
- Excess weight … The fruits of the tree contribute to weight gain, but not weight loss. And it is not surprising, because they are a source of just a huge amount of fat and carbohydrates. Especially with this it is worth being careful for those who do not play sports.
- Intoxication of the body … The patient's condition may worsen due to exposure to radioactive substances, radium and barium, which are present in the product. With an excess of them in the blood, blurred eyes, weakness, nausea, and abdominal pain are noted.
- Acute diseases of the digestive system … Since the nut is a heavy food and contains a lot of fiber, then with colitis, gastritis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, stomach and duodenal ulcers, it cannot be eaten.
It is forbidden to use the peel of the fruit, which, due to the presence of aflatoxins in its composition, provokes neoplasms in the liver.
Brazilian nut recipes
It is a great ingredient for vegetable and fruit salads. It complements well various cheeses, tomatoes, cabbage, apples. It is also included in a variety of desserts - ice cream, tiramisu, cheesecakes. The nut is suitable for baking pies, cakes, muffins, rolls, and it can be added both to the dough and to the cream. The taste of the product after heat treatment does not change, although it is still better to eat it raw. There are a variety of recipes with Brazil nuts, but the most interesting among them are the following:
- Syrniki … Wipe the homemade cottage cheese (350 g) with a metal sieve so that no lumps remain in it. Then beat in two eggs, add sugar (6 tbsp. L.), A pinch of salt, vanillin (1 tsp. L.). Pour in baking soda quenched in vinegar (1 tsp) and kefir (1 glass). Beat the mixture well with a blender and add 20 g of chopped nuts to it. Stir the dough, spoon into a hot, buttered skillet. Fry curd cakes on both sides until golden brown, pour over sour cream and serve.
- Ice cream … Boil the cream with a fat content of 38% over low heat, which you will need 500 ml. Then turn the gas down, add powdered milk (3 tsp) and cornstarch (1 tbsp). Cook the mixture for 10 minutes, until it begins to thicken, then remove it from the stove, add sugar (100 g) and beat with a blender. Then put the crushed nuts here, stir the mixture and send it to the freezer. Let it sit here for 5 hours, this is enough time for the dessert to freeze. But every 30 minutes, the first 2 hours, the ice cream needs to be re-whipped. Before serving, it is laid out in glasses and poured with strawberry jam.
- Cupcakes … Sift premium white flour (1.5 cups), gently add milk (1 cup) and refined vegetable oil (100 ml) into it. Then add salt (1 pinch) and sugar, which you need 150 g. Now dilute 1 tsp in vinegar. soda and combine with the rest of the ingredients. Next, melt the butter (80 g) and pour it into the mass. After that, add nuts (100 g) to it, beat it and place in greased baking tins. It is best if they are silicone. Then just put them in a well-heated oven for 30 minutes. You can pour over the finished muffins with chocolate.
- Salad … Chop as small as possible Chinese cabbage (one small head), peeled cucumbers (2 pcs.), Tomatoes (2 pcs.), Dill (3 branches). Mix all this in a salad bowl, add the Adyghe cheese, divided into cubes (100 g), and nuts (80 g). Now season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with lemon juice and top with corn oil to taste.
- Raw biscuits … Mix coconut flakes (250 g) and powdered milk (150 g). Now melt the butter (120 g) and add the brown sugar (150 g) to it. Wait until the mixture begins to thicken, then remove and mix with the other ingredients. Next, pour in 10 drops of lemon juice, roll the balls and roll them in coconut, putting one nut inside.
- Sweet salad … Wash strawberries (150 g), chop a peeled avocado (1 pc.) And three lettuce leaves, squeeze the juice from half a lemon and combine these ingredients. Then add sugar (1 tsp), honey (1 tsp), olive oil (0.5 tbsp) and crushed nuts (50 g). If you do not want the dish to taste bitter, before use, the nuts should be peeled from brown husks, approximately the same as peanuts.
Interesting facts about the fruits of bertolethia
The shell of the fruit of the bertolet tree is very hard, although it is thin, it is quite difficult to split it yourself, while the risk of violating the integrity of the shell contents also increases. With this in mind, the pickers wait until it is on the ground. When struck against it, the shell most often opens on its own. Monkeys also do an excellent job with this task, for which it is almost their favorite food. By the way, it is thanks to them that bertolethia is so widespread. The fact is that they hide food supplies for the winter, often forgetting about them. As a result, a new tree grows in this place over time.
Up to 200 kg of nuts can be harvested from one tree in one year. It begins to bear fruit in the 10-12 year of its life. For this he needs warmth, sun and moisture. Even under the right conditions, growing it at home will be problematic. If you succeed in doing this, there is no guarantee that the future harvest will delight you. For the first time, the Brazilian nut became known after the return of the Spaniards from sailing in the Atlantic Ocean. Then they landed on the coast of South America and appreciated the amazing taste of the fruits of an extraordinary tree. Realizing how nutritious they are, it was decided to use them as food for the needs of the army of colonists.
Brazil nuts began to be imported to European countries for sale only in the 21st century. It is considered one of the healthiest, tastiest and most expensive, but considering the latter, the demand for it is not very high. On the market, it can be seen in an already peeled and dried form, without shells.
The tree on which the fruits grow reaches a height of 40 m and has a diameter of about a meter. It is the leader in life expectancy, withstanding 500 and even 1000 years. Watch a video about the fruits of bertolethia:
Brazilian nuts have become a real boon for humans, because they are very tasty, nutritious and healthy. Of course, the price for it is really high, but sometimes, at least a little, literally everyone can afford to buy it. Having tasted this "gift of God" well, you will understand why the Spaniards called it that way.
