Hazelnuts, Taste : Sweet

Hazelnuts are sweet in taste and incredibly nutritious. Hazelnuts owe its popularity for their use for their use in confections such as praline, chocolate truffles, biscuits and sweets. By itself, hazelnuts are a healthy snack option. Rich in protein, complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber, iron, calcium and vitamin E, they are very low in sodium and sugar content. Hazelnuts contain no cholesterol and more than 80 per cent of the total fat in hazelnuts is mono-unsaturated. Hazelnuts are rich in vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B9. Turkey is the largest producer of hazel nuts.