Food to Live BRAZIL NUTS - 8 Pounds (Whole, Shelled, Raw, Unsalted, Natural)

Buy Premium Quality Brazil Nuts only from Food To Live and SOLD by Food To Live. BEWARE of imitations - we believe in quality nuts. Brazil nuts come entirely from wild collection rather than from plantations. Therefore, all Brazil Nuts are organic by nature. Nutritionally, Brazil nuts are a good source of some vitamins and minerals. A cup (133 grams) of Brazil nuts contains the vitamins thiamin (0.8 mg-55% DV) and vitamin E (7.6 mg-38% DV); minerals calcium (213 mg-21% DV), magnesium (500 mg-125% DV), phosphorus (946 mg-96% DV), copper (2.3 mg-116% DV), and manganese (1.6 mg-81%). Brazil nuts are perhaps the richest dietary source of selenium; 28 g (1 oz, 6-8 nuts) can contain as much as 544 µg. This is 10 times the adult U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowances. This has led some health commentators and nutritionists to recommend the consumption of Brazil nuts as a protective measure