Brazil Nuts, An Amazonian WILD Food | Selenium Pluses/Minuses

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Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa) are a unique "seed" from one of the tallest trees in the Amazon. Known as one of the highest dietary sources of the mineral selenium, here we'll discuss two reasons why they might not be a consistently reliable source.

Will two nuts a day keep selenium deficiency away? Maybe, maybe not. Plus, info on why most nuts available are produced from wild stands of trees, not crop cultivated.

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Additional Sourced Info
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Amazon Conservation Association: https://bit.ly/3cFEQlh
Brazil, Laws and Regulations: https://bit.ly/2xljSIj
Potential Pollinators of Cultivated Brazil Nut: https://bit.ly/3aErMdY
National Institutes of Health, Selenium, Recommended Intakes: https://bit.ly/2Tx3KMr
Brazil nuts: Nutritional composition, health benefits and safety aspects: https://bit.ly/2v8sAZO
Brazil nuts: an effective way to improve selenium status: https://bit.ly/2PYpU82
Effect of Selenium Supplementation Via Brazil Nut on Thyroid: https://bit.ly/39wiJf6
Effects of Brazil nut consumption on selenium status and cognitive performance in older adults: https://bit.ly/38zdEBA
Selenium Accumulation, Speciation and Localization in Brazil Nuts (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.): https://bit.ly/38zsZlz
Reduction of phytic acid and enhancement of bioavailable micronutrients in food grains: https://bit.ly/331IYI8

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