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Nuts: a healthful handful?(names & claims)
"A handful a day may help reduce the risk of heart disease" is the claim bannered across a bright red heart on a jar of Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts. The label also notes that "scientific evidence suggests but does not prove" that this is so for "most nuts, such as peanuts."
Should you try to include nuts in your daily diet? Yes, as long as you choose the right nuts and don't eat too many.
The new health claim is among the first unproved claims permitted by the Food and Drug Administration for any food category. It's allowed for almonds, peanuts. pecans, pistachios, hazelnuts, walnuts, and some pine nuts. It can't be used for Brazil nuts, cashews, macadamias, and some other pine nuts, which have a bit too much saturated fat.
More than 30 studies have indicated that nuts may help the heart by reducing cholesterol levels. In one controlled trial, researchers in Toronto randomly assigned 27 people with high cholesterol to eat almonds daily, as part of various low-fat diets, for a month. The study, published in September 2002 in ...
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- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) December 31, 2000 700+ words
...THROWING a few packets of dry-roasted into the shopping...most Scots get with nuts. At this time of...such traditions as nut-thickened sauces...extensive use of candle nuts and Brazilian peanuts...style of cooking. Nut dressings, sauces...Pesto with pine nuts and romesco ...
- Seapoint Farms Introduces Dry Roasted Edamame; Known as The Wonder Veggie(R)...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 5, 2004 700+ words
...invited to taste the new Dry Roasted Edamame at the Seapoint...R)" Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame is all natural...and calories than most nuts, it's a better snack...can eat Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame right out of the...
- Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame.(Cupboard & Shelf)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Food Processing November 1, 2004 700+ words
...edamame snacks and meals, introduces Dry Roasted Edamame, an all-natural and oil...Wonder Veggie[R]," Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame is non-GMO, rich in soy...lower in fat and calories than most nuts, it's a better snack choice...
- As a healthier alternative to high-salt crisps and peanuts, Empire Food...
- Magazine article from: Grocer July 29, 2006 700+ words
...Brookers has launched Mrs May's Naturals--a range of slow dry roasted snacks. Brought over from the US, the snacks are low in salt...gluten and wheat. The line, which is made from a blend of nuts, toasted seeds, fruit pieces, organic cane sugar, rice...
- New meaning for 'dry-roasted' peanuts. (Taiwanese researchers find that...
- Magazine article from: Science News July 13, 1991 700+ words
...of either 10.5 or 3.4 percent. They roasted the samples for up to 45 minutes, assessed their color and then ground the nuts for chemical analysis. In both the moister and dryer peanuts, amino acid and sugar content increased during the first 10 minutes...
- Seapoint Farms introduces dry roasted edamame.
- Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week November 1, 2004 700+ words
...meals, introduced Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame, an all natural and oil-free snack. Seapoint Dry Roasted Edamame is all natural, contains...half-cup serving of Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame contains only 5 impact carbs...
- Dry Roasted Edamame.(New Products)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Stagnito's New Products Magazine February 1, 2005 700+ words
...maker of frozen edamame snacks and meals, recently introduced Dry Roasted Edamame, an all natural and oil free snack with healthy attributes...and contains all eight essential amino acids. In addition, Dry Roasted Edamame is high in essential fatty acids and contains no cholesterol...
- Soy wonder.(RIGHT STUFF)(Seapoint Farms' Dry Roasted Edamame)(Brief article)
- Newspaper article from: Nutrition Action Healthletter October 1, 2007 700+ words
...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Seapoint Farms isn't shy about its Dry Roasted Edamame. According to the label, these roasted, lightly...berries ... and more not-so-solid claims). Bottom line: Dry Roasted Edamame may not be a wonder food, but it makes a wonderful...
