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    Brazil nuts scientifically known as Bertholletia excelsa belongs within the family of Lecythidaceae, in the genus Bertholletia. The genus is named after the French chemist Claude Louis Berthollet. Its lifespan is about 500 to 700 years. Brazil nut tree bears a large capsule 10–15 cm (3.9–5.9 in) in diameter, resembling a coconut endocarp in size and weighing up to 2 kg (4.4 lb.). Internally, each fruit pod features 10-25 seeds (kernels), arranged in segments. Each kernel in turn is covered within its own thick dark-brown thin shell. Brazil nuts are eaten in whole form or their essential oil can be extracted and used for more direct remedies. It is important to consume shelled Brazil nuts fast, as the high content of fat makes these nut varieties go badly quite quickly.

    Name Brazil nuts
    Scientific Name Bertholletia excelsa
    Native Indigenous to tropical Amazonia – French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, and Amazonian Colombia
    Common/English Name Brazil Nut, Brazilnut Tree, Butternut, Creamnut, Paranut, Para Nut
    Name in Other Languages Venezuela : Almendra
    Alemão : Paranuss
    Surinam : Braziliaansche Noot
    Bolivia : Tapa
    Peru : Castaña
    Spanish : Castaña Del Brazil
    Cuba : Coquito Del Brazil
    Swedish : Paranöt
    Danish : Paranød
    Slovašcina : Brazilski Orešček
    Eastonian : Kõrge Parapähklipuu
    Brazil : Castanheira
    Greek : Karidia Brazilias
    Czech : Juvie Ztepilá
    Italian : Noce Del Brasilie
    Polish : Orzesznica Wyniosła
    French : Noyer De Para
    Portuguese : Castanha-Do-Brasil
    Colombia : Conduiro
    German : Paranußbaum
    Plant Growth Habit Large, deciduous tree
    Growing Climate Hot wet, humid equatorial rainforests
    Soil Grows on well drained clay or sandy clay soils.
    Plant Size 30–60 m high
    Lifespan About 500 to 700 years
    Trunk Straight, greyish, cylindrical, smooth trunk 1 to 2 m (3.3 to 6.6 ft) in diameter
    Bark Grayish and smooth
    Leaf Alternate, simple, glabrous, coriaceous, large, entire or crenate, oblong, 20–35 cm (7.9–13.8 in) by 10–15 cm (3.9–5.9 in), venation pinnate, with 29–45 pairs of parallel lateral veins.
    Flower Small, greenish-white, in panicles 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) long; each flower has a two-parted, deciduous calyx, six unequal cream-colored petals, and numerous stamens united into a broad, hood-shaped mass.
    Fruit Shape & Size Large capsule 10–15 cm (3.9–5.9 in) in diameter, resembling a coconut endocarp in size and weighing up to 2 kg (4.4 lb). It has a hard, woody shell 8–12 mm (0.31–0.47 in) thick, which contains eight to 24 triangular seeds 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in) long (the “Brazil nuts”) packed like the segments of an orange.
    Fruit Color Dark brown
    Fruit skin Hard, woody shell 8–12 mm thick,
    Fruit Weight 2–2.2 kg
    Seed Shape & Size 8–24, 3-angled seeds (nut) 3.5–5 cm by 2.5–1.8 cm
    Seed Color Dark  brown
    Seed Skin Woody, thick, indurate and rugose seed coat
    Seed Weight About 5 g
    Flesh Color Pale brownish-white
    Flavor/Aroma Sweet nutty flavor
    Taste Delicate buttery taste
    Major Nutrition Selenium, Se 2549.6 µg (4635.64%)
    Copper, Cu 2.318 mg (257.56%)
    Total Fat (lipid) 89.24 g (254.97%)
    Phosphorus, P 964 mg (137.71%)
    Magnesium, Mg 500 mg (119.05%)
    Manganese, Mn 1.627 mg (70.74%)
    Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.821 mg (68.42%)
    Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 7.51 mg (50.07%)
    Zinc, Zn 5.4 mg (49.09%)
    Valine 1.011 g (47.87%)
    Histidine 0.544 g (44.16%)
    Leucine 1.583 g (42.83%)
    Isoleucine 0.689 g (41.21%)
    Tryptophan 0.18 g (40.91%)
    Iron, Fe 3.23 mg (40.38%)
    Protein 19.05 g (38.10%)
    Threonine 0.485 g (27.56%)
    Total dietary Fiber 10 g (26.32%)
    Calcium, Ca 213 mg (21.30%)
    Lysine 0.652 g (19.50%)
    Potassium, K 876 mg (18.64%)
    Carbohydrate 15.61 g (12.01%)
    Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 0.134 mg (10.31%)
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    Calories in 1 cup (133 gm) 876 K cal
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