However, while they are less
fatty than other nuts, they are still a source of fat.
Not exact matches
I decided to use some walnut oil for this recipe, because it gives the dish a unique flavor and provides you with more omega - 3
fatty acids
than most
other nut oils.
■ Walnuts: More anti-inflammatory, heart - healthy omega - 3 essential
fatty acids can be found in walnuts
than in any
other nut.
Cashews have a lower fat content
than most
other nuts and are also high in unsaturated
fatty acids.
Cashews have a lower fat content
than most
other nuts, and although they have a total fat content of 46 %, the
fatty acid composition is beneficial because the saturated
fatty acid content is low (4 - 16 %) and nearly 66 % of the unsaturated fat is oleic acid, a heart healthy MUFA (monounsaturated
fatty acid).
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Nuts and
nut butters — while most almond, cashew, walnut and
other nut based trail mixes or
nut butters tend to be much healthier
than the average peanut butter, they are also very high in heated oils (which produce cell - damaging free radicals) and inflammatory omega - 6
fatty acids — which can tend to dump inflammation on an already stressed athlete's body when overused to the extent most people implement such sources (by the handful and heaping spoonful).
With less fat
than most
other nuts, the majority of the fats that cashews do contain are monounsaturated
fatty acids, the healthy kind of fat that's essential for a steady metabolism.