Loving Earth - Brazil Nut Butter

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Raw Organic Brazil Nut Butter. Made from Fairly traded Brazil Nuts from Madre de Dios in the Peruvian Amazon. We add a touch of Himalayan crystal salt to this butter as a source of trace minerals.

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What is it?
How it's used
How it's processed
Nutrition Information
Health Benefits
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What is it?

Raw Brazil nuts are nature's richest source of selenium and are also a good source of magnesium and thiamine. We add a touch of Himalayan crystal salt to this butter as a source of trace minerals.

Our Brazil nuts are fairly traded and wild harvested by an indigenous group from the jungle around Madre de Dios in the Peruvian Amazon. Brazil nut trees can live up to 1000 years and require biodiversity for pollination and growth. Eating Brazil nuts supports conservation of the Amazon jungle.

How it's used

Eat straight from the jar or use as a spread or dip for your favourite vegetables. Alternatively, add a tablespoon to porridge or grains for added protein and healthy fats, or even blend with a sweetener for use as an icing on cakes and buns!

How it's processed

The vast majority of brazil nuts on the market are high-temperature steam treated before they’re cracked. Loving Earth Brazil Nuts are treated at a much lower temperature, helping preserve the vital nutrients within.

Although our Brazil Nuts grow wild in the forest, our harvesting operation is certified organic. When products like this grow in the wild, Organic Certification means that there’s no pollution contaminating the land and area where the harvest takes place, and also ensures that the harvest is carried out in a sustainable way.

Brazil Nut trees can live up to 1000 years and require biodiversity for pollination and growth, which make them a sustainable source of income for indigenous people of the area, in addition to helping preserve the Amazon. This sort of agriculture is far preferable to the decimation of the rainforest to make way for sugarcane, soybean or cattle production.

Nutrition Information

Raw Brazil nuts are nature's richest source of selenium and are also a good source of magnesium and thiamine. We add a touch of Himalayan Crystal to this butter as a source of trace minerals.

Serving Size 10g

	Per Serve	Per 100g
Energy	286kj	2860kj
Protein	1.4g	14.3g
Fat-total	6.8g	67.8g
- saturated	1.5g	14.6g
Carbohydrates-total	0.2g	2.4g
- sugars	0.2g	2.1g
Sodium	39mg	390mg

Health Benefits

A great source of Omega 3 and 6 as well as Vitamin E, thiamine, copper, manganese, magnesium, calcium, phosphorous and zinc. With very high protein levels, a further notable aspect of our Brazil Nuts is that they’re the highest dietary source of selenium available.

Selenium is a rare mineral which is incorporated into proteins to make selenoproteins, which are important antioxidant enzymes. The antioxidant properties of selenoproteins help prevent cellular damage from free radicals, which are natural by-products of oxygen metabolism that may contribute to the development of chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease. Other selenoproteins help regulate thyroid function and play a role in the immune system.