Nut macadamia - the recognized king of the walnut kingdom

Macadamia is a nut that belongs to the Proteaceae family and the Macadamia family. It differs from others by the highest price. He comes from Australia, and his high price is explained by the complexity of cultivation. It grows on trees, reaching no more than 15 m in height. They have smooth, smooth leaves, but they give the first harvest only 8-10 years after planting. But live up to 100 years, and all this time will bear fruit. Nuts hang from branches with long bunches. Collect them only by hand. An experienced collector can "get" no more than 150 kg in one day. The maturation of nuts takes at least six months. The mature fruit is about 3.5 cm in diameter. It is possible to say that it is impossible to clean them by hand, since the core is in close contact with the shell, and it is crushed from the impact. That is why Macadamia nut is subjected to machine cleaning only.

Plantations with macadamia are in Brazil, Australia, the southern United States, Hawaii and South Africa. In a year it is produced less than, for example, black caviar, only 40 tons. Therefore, he even in his historic homeland is more than $ 30 per kilogram. While the macadamia nut gets to the rest of the world, the price, of course, grows by an order of magnitude. Although now this product has been grown in many countries with tropical climate, and it becomes more popular and affordable.

Macadamia nuts have round very hard fruits, in which it is very difficult to separate the core from the shell. First sweet, white. It can be fried, and can be eaten fresh, before it is slightly added. To taste it looks like a hazelnut, but it is much more nutritious and tastier. From its nuclei make an excellent oil. It is transparent, almost colorless, has a faint aroma. And like the provencal, it belongs to the highest category of all edible oils. Connoisseurs of these nuts believe that sherry and coffee will best emphasize the taste of macadamia.

According to its taste, nutritional value and caloric content, the macadamia nut is the record among its "brothers". Approximately 700 kilocalories are in its 100 grams, while they have a lot of fat and few carbohydrates. These nuts contain quite a lot of B group vitamins, as well as copper and potassium. There is another property that is endowed with macadamia. Nut, the application of which is very valued in cosmetology, has an antioxidant property. This in itself is unique, as the substance contained in it resembles vegetable wax. And in the world of plants, this happens only in the form of a wax plaque, and it is, as is known, impossible to assemble. Therefore, macadamia is very valued and used in cosmetology for the production of products that care for the prone to peeling, dry skin. Also it is used by manufacturers of hair dyes.

By the way, macadamia nut is dangerous for dogs. For the human body, it has great benefits. Virtually no contraindications for its use. But on the body of our smaller brothers it has a toxic effect. Nut causes them to poison, which flows with great weakness. If a dog eats at least one such nucleolus, then after 12 hours it will not even be able to rise on its feet. But the recovery comes quickly enough, in just two days the animal will regain its former shape.