Evidence-based nutrition, in plain English — every entry sourced from clinical research.

THE COLLECTION

Food Group: Nuts & Seeds

Every entry in this collection — sourced, checked and written to be read.

Raw coconut meat in a cracked shell

Coconut

Coconut meat, water and oil each have distinct profiles: MCTs for energy, fibre for gut health, polyphenols for antioxidant defence.

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Cashews — photograph

Cashews

Cashews are the soft, buttery exception in the nut bowl: kidney-shaped, mild and creamier than most, with a

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Pistachios — photograph

Pistachios

Pistachios are the green-hearted nut you have to work for, and that small effort of shelling them is

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Hazelnuts — photograph

Hazelnuts

Hazelnuts are best known as the partner of chocolate, but stripped of the sugar they are a genuinely

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Pecans — photograph

Pecans

Pecans are the buttery, mellow tree nut at the heart of the famous pie, but their nutrition deserves

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Peanut Butter — photograph

Peanut Butter

Natural peanut butter is a budget protein powerhouse. In large cohorts, regular peanut eaters show the same reduced cardiovascular risk as tree-nut eaters.

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Almonds nutrition benefits

Almonds

A handful of almonds covers nearly half your daily vitamin E, with magnesium and monounsaturated fat supporting heart and skin health.

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Walnuts - photograph

Walnuts

Walnuts are the only common nut with meaningful plant omega-3 ALA, and feature in nearly every major heart-health trial.

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Chia Seeds — photograph

Chia Seeds

Roughly 18 g of omega-3 ALA and 34 g of fibre per 100 g make chia seeds one of the most densely nutritious seeds available.

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Flaxseed — photograph

Flaxseed

The richest common plant source of ALA omega-3, flaxseed also provides lignans and fibre for heart health and blood sugar control.

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