Pecans Nutrition facts
Pecans
Delicious, buttery-flavored pecans are one of the popular edible tree-nuts known to American aborigines since antiquity. They are rich sources of many health-benefiting nutrients, minerals, vitamins that are essential for optimum health.
Pecan is a large-sized deciduous tree belonging to the member of the hickory family, Juglandaceae. The tree is native to the central and southern parts of the United States of America. Today, however, it is being cultivated in many regions of the world as an important commercial tree-nuts crop.
Scientific name: Carya illinoinensis.
| Nutrition Principle | Nutrition Value | Percentage of RDA |
|---|---|---|
| Principle | ||
| Energy | 691 Kcal | 34.5% |
| Carbohydrates | 13.86 g | 11% |
| Protein | 9.17 g | 17% |
| Total Fat | 71.9 g | 360% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber | 9.6 g | 25% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 22 µg | 5.5% |
| Niacin | 1.167 mg | 7% |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.863 mg | 17% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.210 mg | 16% |
| Riboflavin | 0.130 mg | 10% |
| Thiamin | 0.660 mg | 55% |
| Vitamin A | 56 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1.1 | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 24.44 mg | 163% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 0 mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 410 mg | 9% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 70 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 1.2 mg | 133% |
| Iron | 2.53 mg | 32% |
| Magnesium | 121 mg | 30% |
| Manganese | 4.5 mg | 196% |
| Phosphorus | 277 mg | 40% |
| Selenium | 3.8 µg | 7% |
| Zinc | 4.53 mg | 41% |
| Phyto-nutrients | ||
| Carotene-ß | 29 µg | -- |
| Crypto-xanthin-ß | 9 µg | -- |
| Lutein-zeaxanthin | 17 µg | -- |