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Explore All Nuts and Seeds In Our Nutrition Tool
Nuts and seeds are often rich in protein, healthy fats, fibers and important vitamins and minerals. A variety of nuts and seeds can be included in a healthy diet.
Nuts and seeds are often consumed roasted, or dried. But they can also be used in preparations as ingredients in confectionery, sweets, baking.
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23 Nuts and Seeds That Rank Top Three For Any Nutrient Compared to All Foods
This table shows all of the foods in the food category nuts and seeds that rank top 3 for any nutrient when compared to all foods in our Nutrition Tool.
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| Almonds | Nutrient | Rank |
(Dry Roasted, With Salt Added, Nuts) | Phosphocholine | 2 |
(Dry Roasted, With Salt Added, Nuts) | Energy (Atwater Specific Factors) | 3 |
(Dry Roasted, With Salt Added, Nuts) | Energy (Atwater General Factors) | 2 |
| Brazil Nuts | Nutrient | Rank |
| Selenium | 1 | |
| Brazilnuts | Nutrient | Rank |
(Dried, Unblanched, Nuts) | Selenium | 1 |
| Chia Seeds | Nutrient | Rank |
| Linolenic Acid (18:3) | 3 | |
| Cottonseed Flour | Nutrient | Rank |
(Low Fat, Glandless, Seeds) | Arginine | 2 |
(Low Fat, Glandless, Seeds) | Glutamic Acid | 2 |
| Cottonseed Meal | Nutrient | Rank |
(Partially Defatted, Glandless, Seeds) | Magnesium | 3 |
(Partially Defatted, Glandless, Seeds) | Glutamic Acid | 3 |
| Dried Chia Seeds | Nutrient | Rank |
| alpha-Linolenic Acid, ALA (18:3 n-3) | 3 | |
| Flax Seeds | Nutrient | Rank |
| Linolenic Acid (18:3) | 3 | |
| Flaxseed | Nutrient | Rank |
(Seeds) | Linolenic Acid (18:3) | 3 |
| Hemp Seed | Nutrient | Rank |
(Hulled, Seeds) | gamma-Linolenic Acid, GLA (18:3 n-6) | 1 |
| Macadamia Nuts | Nutrient | Rank |
(Dry Roasted, With Salt Added, Nuts) | Arachidic Acid (20:0) | 1 |
(Dry Roasted, Without Salt Added, Nuts) | Arachidic Acid (20:0) | 1 |
(Raw, Nuts) | Palmitoleic Acid (16:1) | 3 |
(Raw, Nuts) | Arachidic Acid (20:0) | 1 |
| Oil Roasted Mixed Nuts | Nutrient | Rank |
(Without Peanuts) | Selenium | 3 |
| Pine Nuts | Nutrient | Rank |
(Dried, Nuts) | Eicosatrienoic Acid (20:3) | 1 |
| Sesame Flour | Nutrient | Rank |
(Low-Fat, Seeds) | Arginine | 1 |
| Sunflower Seed Kernels | Nutrient | Rank |
(Dry Roasted, With Salt Added, Seeds) | Energy (Atwater General Factors) | 3 |
| Whole Sesame Seeds | Nutrient | Rank |
(Dried, Seeds) | Phytosterols | 3 |
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