Brazil nut

“It was possible to establish the following parameters as standards for normal/healthy nuts: length (53.2, 43.9, and 36.6 mm), weight (12.9, 8.8, and 6.3 g), and shell chromaticity components (L*, 38.3, 39.5, and 41.6; a*, 8.0, 7.9, and 7.8; and b*, 17.6, 18.0, and 18.7), for the three groups, respectively.”

Brazil nuts → classified by → length, weight, and shell chromaticity

“The nuts, classified as small (Group III), presented aflatoxin B1 contamination at a level of 5.62 microg/kg.”

Brazil nuts → contaminated with → aflatoxin B1

“The Groups shell/nut ratios were 1.2, 1.2, and 1.3 for normal whole and healthy nuts.”

Brazil nuts → shell/nut ratio → 1.2, 1.2, and 1.3

“Brazil nuts the lowest (95 mg/100 g)”

Brazil nuts → have → lowest total phytosterol content

“Interestingly, Brazil nut was found to be just as powerful as sodium selenite, if not more so, at similar levels of dietary selenium intake.”

Brazil nut → is as powerful as → sodium selenite