Two Brazil Nuts

Recipes · Snack · Recipe, Typed Supps

Two is the serving. This is the rare food where eating more is actively worse for you.

Allergens and patterns

Contains tree nuts. Fits: Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Halal, Kosher, Keto, Gluten-free.

Ingredients

2 nuts (10g) Brazil Nuts — By far the densest selenium source there is — two nuts cover a day, and a handful can take you past the safe upper limit. This is a food to ration rather than snack on.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 69 kcal
Protein: 1.4g
Carbohydrate: 0.2g
of which sugars: 0.2g
Fat: 6.9g
of which saturated: 1.5g
Fibre: 0.9g
Sodium: 0.2mg

Method

Eat two.
Keep them in the fridge — their high fat content means they turn rancid faster than most nuts.

Nutrients it supplies

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