Nutrition Corner

NUTRITION CORNER
Mama Mellece’s many snacks are made with only the best ingredients to bring you the most flavorful and nutritious snacks. Ever wonder what makes nuts such great snacks? Check out the facts below to discover the goodness in a nutshell.

Mama Mellace’s snacks are only oven-roast or kettle-roast, never roasted in oils, allowing for crunchier and healthier natural snacks!
We use only California Almonds that are naturally cholesterol and trans fat free.
Almonds are high in fiber making them a great snack between meals to help keep you full.
According to the FDA, scientific evidence suggests, but does not prove, that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts, such as almonds or pistachios, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease.
Almonds are an excellent source of vitamin E, magnesium, and manganese.
Almonds are a good source of fiber, copper, phosphorous, and riboflavin.
A one-ounce serving of almonds includes 23 nuts.
A one-ounce serving of pistachios, with 49 kernels and 160 calories, gives you more than 30 different vitamins, minerals, and other beneficial nutrients.
Pistachios can provide about 12% of the recommended daily value of fiber.
Cashews are an excellent source of copper.
Forty-nine pistachio kernels make up a one-ounce serving.
Pistachios are packed with antioxidants! Per serving, they have more antioxidants than green tea.
Fifty-five percent of the fat in pistachios is monounsaturated fat.
Cashews are a good source of Vitamin K.
A one-ounce serving of cashews contains 18 nuts.

Want to know more? Check out:

www.almondboard.com or www.pistachiohealth.com