Raw hazelnuts

• Hazelnut is a deciduous tree that belongs to the birch family.
• Hazelnut trees can produce nuts up to 80 years of age.
• Cultivation of hazelnuts started more than 5000 years ago when people discovered their nutritional and health benefits.
• Turkey is the largest hazelnut producer in the world with approximately 75% of world production.
• Hazelnuts are rich in dietary fiber and folates.
• Hazelnuts contain important groups of B-vitamins such as riboflavin, niacin, thiamine, pantothenic acid and pyridoxine.
• Hazelnuts are a rich source of minerals such as manganese, potassium, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium.
• Hazelnuts are a rich source of monounsaturated fatty acids, dietary fiber, vitamins A, E and folic acid (B9).
• Hazelnuts are high in omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids.