5 reasons why nut butters should be a staple in every household.
Nut butters, especially peanut butters, have been around for a while. However, their popularity has only increased in the past few years. This is mainly due to various media outlets, celebrities, athletes, and social media outlets that inform us almost daily about some new health benefit of nut butters.
According to the American company Nunda , which produces nut butters in New York, their sales increase several times within a few days of the discovery of such information.
In addition to peanut butter, almond, pistachio, and cashew butters are also very popular in our country. According to most available information, you should definitely consume nuts and nut butters regularly.
But what about the health benefits and effects? Is this information true? Should you consume nut butters and should they be in every household?
We reviewed the latest scientific research and studies, and prepared 5 reasons why you should include nut butters in your daily diet.
5 reasons why nut butters should be a staple in every household.
1. Nut butters can help you lose weight.
Even though nuts are high in fat (on average, around 50g of fat per 100g of nuts), you definitely shouldn't avoid them. And the same goes for nut butters. Thanks to their high fiber and protein content, you'll feel fuller after eating them. In addition, you'll feel full much sooner and, most importantly, this feeling will last longer.
As a result, you will eat fewer calories, which may result in weight loss. However, remember, any higher consumption of nut butters than recommended can also have the opposite effect.
2. Nut butters contain many healthy nutrients and antioxidants.
Nuts and nut butters are not only high in healthy fats, protein, and fiber, they are also high in healthy nutrients, such as vitamins E and B6, niacin, magnesium, copper, potassium, folate, and zinc.
In terms of antioxidants, nut butters also contain manganese, selenium, Vitamin C, flavonoids, phenols, and polyphenols.
All of these substances help protect your cells and your body.
3. Nut butters help control cholesterol.
Nuts and nut butters contain almost no cholesterol, and according to many studies, they even help lower it. It is even proven that almonds or walnuts automatically lower it if it rises to a higher level.
4. Nut butters reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
High cholesterol can cause cardiovascular diseases such as hardening of the arteries, heart attack, or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia).
People who regularly consume nuts or nut butters have a lower risk of this.
According to recent research, to reduce this risk you need to eat 28g (2 tablespoons) of nut butter, twice a week.
5. Nut butters help prevent type 2 diabetes.
Most of the fats in nuts and nut butters are unsaturated. These fats can help stabilize your blood sugar levels and the insulin that is responsible for regulating it.
This is partly because nuts and nut butters help regulate weight and weight gain. In addition, some studies confirm that consuming nut butters helps maintain healthy blood vessels. As a result, the risk of heart disease caused by type 2 diabetes is reduced.
Something in conclusion.
Nut butters are suitable for almost everyone, and if you are not allergic to them, you should definitely add them to your diet.
However, what we can recommend is reading the labels on the butters you buy. If you are not careful, you can also get a lot of harmful substances into your body. This is mainly because a large number of manufacturers add various sugars, salt, palm fat or other unnecessary and harmful ingredients to their butters.
At InfiNuty, we've been trying to make our butters differently since the beginning. And that's one of the main reasons why you'll never find added sugar, salt, palm oil, or other preservatives in our butters.
