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Brazil Nut

Large rich nut from the Amazon rainforest.

Brazil Nut — illustrative ingredient image

About Brazil Nut

A Brazil nut is the large edible seed of a South American tree, commonly eaten as a snack or used in cooking and baking. It is a nut-like seed with a hard shell and a substantial kernel, and is sold alone or in mixed-nut products.

The kernel has a rich, buttery, distinctly nutty flavour and a firm but yielding bite. Raw nuts are comparatively soft and creamy; roasting makes them drier, crisper, and more aromatic, while grinding produces a coarse meal or smooth paste.

Brazil nuts are sold shelled or in the shell, whole, broken, roasted, salted, or ground. Whole kernels are cream-coloured with a ridged, irregular shape. They can be chopped into baked goods, blended into sauces, or toasted before serving.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for brazil nut

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English

Brazil nut

English

Brazil nuts, kernel only

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English

Brazil nuts, kernel only, weighed with shells

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English

Nut, brazil, raw or blanched, unsalted

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Brazil Nut nutrition & diet

Brazil Nut nutritional value

Nut, brazil, raw or blanched, unsalted

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
689.8kcal
Protein
14.4g
Carbs
2.4g
Fat
68.5g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F006087. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Use the edible kernel rather than shell, and distinguish raw, roasted, salted, sweetened, or oil-coated forms. Record the portion as eaten, since preparation can add ingredients and a mixed-nut serving may not represent Brazil nuts alone.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to shelled Brazil nut kernels in the stated raw, roasted, salted, or coated form.

Diet considerations

Plant-derived seed from the Brazil nut tree. Plain kernels fit plant-based eating patterns, while salted, candied, chocolate-coated, or seasoned versions may add animal ingredients, sweeteners, or other inclusions. Mixed-nut products require their full ingredient list and separation of the Brazil nut portion.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Nut, brazil, raw or blanched, unsalted ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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