Nut butter

Nut butter is a fatty vegetable oil that is obtained from various types of nuts. The distinctive properties of nut butter allow the product to be used in many areas. Various types of nut butter are used in cooking, as well as pharmacology, medicine, cosmetology, as well as in folk medicine and aromatherapy.

Nut butter composition

It is worth noting that the composition of nut butter, however, as well as the distinctive taste and beneficial properties of the product, depend primarily on the type of natural raw materials used in the product production process. However, the general characteristic for all types of product can be considered the presence of a large amount of fat in the composition of nut butter.

The high content of vegetable fats causes a high level of calorie content of nut butter. The process of making any kind of nut butter involves several main steps. As a rule, ripened and laid fruits are used to make nut butter. Nuts do not stand in vain for several months after harvest.

During aging, the chemical composition of nuts significantly increases the content of vegetable oils. Fresh nuts contain a large amount of milky juice in the chemical composition. However, it is worth noting that the long aging period of nuts before the start of processing also harms the quality of the finished product. The thing is that over time, vegetable oil of nuts will burn and lose its taste, consumer, as well as beneficial properties.

Nut butter benefits

The benefits of nut butter for the human body are primarily due to the vitamin and mineral composition of the product. The benefit of nut butter lies in the content in the product of some essential natural compounds for the human body, for example fatty acids. Nut butter also contains vitamins and such biologically active components as zinc, iodine, iron, phosphorus, selenium, iodine and others. The beneficial properties of nut butter extend to the entire human body as a whole.

However, the greatest benefit of eating nut butter is the digestive, endocrine, genitourinary and cardiovascular systems of humans. Nut butter has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the human brain. In addition, nut butter helps improve the functioning of the heart, kidneys, lungs, as well as the liver. Nut butter has a great positive effect on the skin of the human body.

Nut butter harm

In addition to invaluable benefits, there is also harm to nut butter, which can cause significant damage to the health of the body. First of all, nut butter can harm people who suffer from individual intolerance to certain types of nuts. In addition, it is worth excluding nut butter from food when exacerbating some severe diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, for example, ulcers or erosive gastritis. Also, do not abuse nut butter during pregnancy and feeding.