Almond
Fast facts
- Genus
- Prunus
- Species
- P. dulcis
Scientific name
- Scientific name
- Prunus amygdalus
How to say it in other languages
- Chinese
- 扁桃
- Dutch
- Amandelboom
- French
- Amandier
- German
- Mandel
- Hindi
- बादाम
- Italian
- Mandorlo
- Japanese
- アーモンド
- Portuguese
- Amendoeira
- Russian
- Миндаль обыкновенный
- Spanish
- Almendro
Facts from Wikipedia’s “Almond” page and Wikispecies (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Nutrition facts: almonds
One serving is 1 oz (23 whole kernels) (28.4 g).
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per serving | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 579 kcal | 164 kcal | — |
| Protein | 21.1 g | 6.0 g | 12% |
| Total fat | 49.9 g | 14.2 g | 18% |
| Carbohydrate | 21.6 g | 6.1 g | 2% |
| Fiber | 12.5 g | 3.5 g | 13% |
| Sugars | 4.3 g | 1.2 g | — |
| Vitamin C | 0.0 mg | 0.0 mg | — |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg | 0 µg | — |
| Calcium | 269 mg | 76 mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3.7 mg | 1.1 mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 733 mg | 208 mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 1 mg | 0 mg | — |
One serving has about 13% of the Daily Value for fiber.
Data: USDA FoodData Central (public domain, CC0) — “Nuts, almonds”. Percent Daily Values use the FDA’s reference amounts for labels.
Almond (disambiguation)
The almond, Prunus dulcis, is a small tree in the family Rosaceae. “Almond” is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated ’nut’ of this tree.
Native to Iran and bordering regions, almonds are also grown in places with Mediterranean climates.
The fruit of the almond has an outer hull and a hard shell with the seed or nut inside. Shelling almonds means removing the shell to get the seed. Almonds are sold either shelled or unshelled.
Description
The almond tree is about four to 10 meters tall. It has a trunk about 30 centimetres wide. The young twigs are green at first. When they are in their second year, they turn gray. The leaves are three to five inches long. The flowers are white or light pink, 3–5 cm wide with five petals.
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