High in protein and essential fats, brazil nuts are technically a seed from a fruiting tree. Nutritionally, an excellent source of dietary fibre and various vitamins; thiamin, Vitamin E, and minerals; magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, zinc. Brazil nuts are perhaps the richest dietary source of selenium, an important cofactor for the antioxidant enzyme, glutathione peroxidase, important in both brain and liver health.
