Macadamia
| Macadamia | |
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| Macadamia nuts | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: |
Macadamia F.Muell. |
| Species | |
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| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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| Energy | 3,080 kJ (740 kcal) |
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13.8 g
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| Sugars | 4.57 g |
| Dietary fiber | 8.6 g |
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75.8 g
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| Saturated | 12 g |
| Monounsaturated | 59 g |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.5 g |
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7.9 g
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| Vitamins | |
| Thiamine (B1) |
(104%)
1.195 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) |
(14%)
0.162 mg |
| Niacin (B3) |
(16%)
2.473 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) |
(15%)
0.76 mg |
| Vitamin B6 |
(21%)
0.275 mg |
| Folate (B9) |
(3%)
11 μg |
| Vitamin C |
(1%)
1.2 mg |
| Vitamin E |
(4%)
0.54 mg |
| Minerals | |
| Calcium |
(9%)
85 mg |
| Iron |
(28%)
3.69 mg |
| Magnesium |
(37%)
130 mg |
| Manganese |
(195%)
4.1 mg |
| Phosphorus |
(27%)
188 mg |
| Potassium |
(8%)
368 mg |
| Zinc |
(14%)
1.30 mg |
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| Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. | |
Macadamia is a genus of four species of trees indigenous to Australia and constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae. They are native to north eastern New South Wales and central and south eastern Queensland. The tree is commercially important for its fruit, the macadamia nuts /ˌmækəˈdeɪmiə/ (or simply "macadamia"). Other names include Queensland nut, bush nut, maroochi nut, bauple nut, and Hawaii nut. In Australian Aboriginal languages, the fruit is known by names such as bauple, gyndl, jindilli, and boombera. Previously, more species with disjunct distributions were named as members of this genus Macadamia. Genetics and morphological studies more recently published in 2008 show they have separated from the genus Macadamia, correlating less closely than thought from earlier morphological studies. The species previously named in the Macadamia genus may still be referred to overall by the descriptive, non-scientific name of macadamia; their disjunct distributions and current scientific names are:
Macadamia is an evergreen species that grows 2–12 m (7–40 ft) tall. The leaves are arranged in whorls of three to six, lanceolate to obovate or elliptic in shape, 6–30 cm (2–10 in) long and 3–13 cm (1–5 in) broad, with an entire or spiny-serrated margin. The flowers are produced in a long, slender, simple raceme 5–30 cm (2–10 in) long, the individual flowers 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 in) long, white to pink or purple, with four tepals. The fruit is a very hard, woody, globose follicle with a pointed apex, containing one or two seeds.
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