Tigernut - Super Food
The earth almond (Cyperus Esculentus) is also known as Tigernut / Chufa sedge / Nut grass and is a crop of the sedge family. Their Brown, round, edible tubers grow under the earth. The Tigernut was already known with the old Egyptians who drank the healthy juice from these. The Tubers were also found in the old Egyptian graves.
100 grams of Tigernut contain the following nutrients:
• 25 g fat, consisting of unsaturated fatty acids and similar to olive oil.
• 62 g carbohydrates: 33 g of fibre
• 8 G vegetable protein
It also contains vitamins H (Biotin) and P (Bio-Flavonoid Rutin) and iron, chromium, copper, manganese and zinc.
Overview of fatty acids and fatty acids per 100 grams:
700 mg potassium
60 mg magnesium
150 mg calcium
120 mg Phosphor
62 % simply unsaturated fatty acids
18 % polyunsaturated fatty acids
20 % saturated fatty acids