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Where to buy nuts

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Nuts are very popular to eat and tasty no doubt and are enjoyable diets. They are good for health as well as maintaining weight. What Are Nuts? Nuts are technically acknowledged as a fruit. Unlike most types of fruit, they are not sweet and are high in fat. They are made of a hard, inedible outer shell that usually requires to be cracked open in order to release the fruit inside. One can purchase "pre-shelled" ones. Nuts are very nutritious. For example, 1 ounce (28 grams) of mixed nuts contains: • Calories: 173 • Protein: 5 grams • Fat: 16 grams, including 9 grams of monounsaturated fat • Carbs: 6 grams • Fiber: 3 grams • Vitamin E: 12% of the RDI • Magnesium: 16% of the RDI • Phosphorus: 13% of the RDI • Copper: 23% of the RDI • Selenium: 56% of the RDI • Manganese: 26% of the RDI Some nuts have more amounts of certain nutrients as compared to others. For instance, just one Brazil nut does provide more than 100% of the RDI for selenium. The carb