Other names (local names):

Bitter Kola, Orogbo (Yoruba), Aki-inu (Ukwani), and Ugolu (Igbo)

Origin:

Brazil nut is a South American nut known as bitter kola in Nigeria. It bears commercially harvested edible seeds. The fruit and its nutshell- contain the edible nut. As a food, Brazil nuts are notable for their diverse content of micronutrients. They are a good source of healthy fats, proteins, fibre, and antioxidants such as selenium.
Brazil nut oil contains 48% unsaturated fatty acids composed mainly of oleic and linoleic acids, phytosterol, beta-sitosterol, and fat-soluble vitamin E.

Nutritional value and benefits:

• Brazil nuts provide dietary fiber, which improves blood cholesterol levels and lowers the risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity, and type 2 diabetes.
• The presence of selenium helps to improve people's blood sugar levels. It also improves brain function and plays an essential role in hormone production and regulating thyroid problems.
• The antioxidant properties of Brazil nuts may help reduce inflammation in the body.

Origin:

The cashew tree is native to South America (Brazil) and produces the cashew seed and apple accessory fruit. The cashew seed is commonly considered a snack nut eaten on its own. It is used in recipes or processed into cashew cheese or cashew butter. 

The mature cashew apple can be eaten fresh, cooked in curries, or fermented into vinegar, citric acid, or an alcoholic drink. It also makes preserves, chutneys, and jams in India and Brazil. In many countries, particularly in South America, the cashew apple is used to flavor drinks, both alcoholic and nonalcoholic. 

Nutritional value and benefits:

• The monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids help to decrease LDL ("bad") cholesterol and triglyceride, which help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and heart attack.

• Magnesium in cashew nuts also helps in muscle relaxation, neuromuscular transmission, and activity.

• Nuts, in general, help maintain a healthy weight. Frequent consumption of nuts helps to reduce the risk of needing to remove the gallbladder.

• Cashew nuts contain a high amount of copper, which plays an important role in maintaining collagen and elastin, a major structural component of the body.

• The magnesium in cashews is also important for bone formation as it helps assimilate calcium into the bone. Manganese also prevents osteoporosis in combination with calcium and copper

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Other names (local names):

 Epa (Yoruba), Isagwe (Edo), Ayayaa (Hausa), Opapa (Ibo), Omizaguo (Owan).

Types:

1. Runner
2. Virginia
3. Spanish
4. Valencia

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Other names (local names):

Ukpa (Igbo), Ukwa (Igala and Idoma), Gawadi Bairi (Hausa), Awusa or Asala (Yoruba), Ekporo (Efik and Ibibios).

Types:

1. Japanese walnut
2. Black walnut
3. Persian walnut

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1. Sweet chestnut
2. Japanese chestnut
3. American chestnut
4. Chinese chestnut
5. Dwarf chestnut

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1. American hazelnuts
2. European hazelnut
3. Beaked hazelnuts

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1. West African Shea nuts
2. East African Shea nuts

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1. Cola anomala
2. Cola nitida
3. Cola acuminata

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1. Black tiger nuts
2. Brown tiger nuts
3. Yellow tiger nuts

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