Macadamia

Sweet, delicious and flavorful macadamia nut is one of the popular edible nuts packed with notable health-benefiting nutrients. Botanically, macadamia belongs to the family of Proteaceae, in the genus: Macadamia. Some of common names include Australia nut, Queensland nut, bush nut, etc.
Scientific name: Macadamia integrifolia.

Macadamia are rich sources of mono-unsaturated fatty (MUF) like oleic acid (18:1) and palmitoleic acids (16:1). MUF fats in the diet help lower total and LDL (bad) cholesterol and increase HDL (good) cholesterol levels.

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Macadamia is a special plant that supplies the most nutritious dry nut in the world. Although the survival rate after germination is up to 90%, but in the harvest season, just over 35 degrees Celsius, the nuts fall soon. With favorable soil conditions and special climatic conditions, the two best area for planting macadamia in Vietnam are the Tay Bac and the Tay Nguyen. The area in the world is about 80.000 ha including Australia, China, Thailand, Hawaii and Vietnam. Although imported from abroad, this plant has quickly adapted to the soil and climate conditions of Dak Lak, Lam Dong (Da Lat), Dien Bien (Tay Bac).

Maca Nuts have exploded in popularity in recent years with many health benefits and nutrients. Macadamia is commonly available both in powder form and herbal supplement for healthcare medicine. In Vietnam, Maca made their entry into Vietnam market 1990s. However, Maca Nuts only have commonly grown in Vietnam only since 2000s with high demand for domestics consumption and exporting

 

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