Wild Harvested
Additive & Filler Free
Gluten Free
Vegan
Whole Roasted Baru Nuts | Wild Harvested
✧ What are Baru Nuts?
Baru nuts are the seeds of the giant Baruzeiro trees, native to the endangered Cerrado savannah in Brazil. They're deliciously crunchy - similar in taste to peanuts, but creamy like almonds. Traditionally enjoyed roasted, with their brown papery skin.
Not technically a nut, they are an ancient legume. They do not bear the allergenic characteristics of some legumes such as peanuts, soybeans and peas. Also unrelated to tree nuts. The misnomer happened when "castanha" was first translated from Portuguese to English as nut!
For the fuller story of the baru nut and the Cerrado, read our guide: Baru Nuts: What Are They?
✧ Where do our Baru Nuts come from?
The Cerrado is a vast tropical savannah in Brazil, but it's disappearing faster than the Amazon rainforest and is vastly unprotected. Home to an extraordinarily biodiverse ecosystem, the Baruzeiro trees are guardian trees - providing shelter, stabilising soil and preventing flooding. Now they are giving local communities a positive economic alternative to logging, charcoal and soy production.
Baruzeiro trees are native to the Cerrado and thrive without chemicals and artificial irrigation. They serve the Cerrado, taking nothing from it.
Collected by hand, local co-ops are working together to preserve their home and uphold cultural traditions. The Baru Nut story is beautiful and full of hope. The trees grow wild across the Cerrado. Instead of continuing to cut the trees down for their high-quality wood, people are now protecting them and replanting.
✧ What's in our Baru Nuts?
Ingredients
100% Pure - Whole Roasted Baru Nuts
- Wild-harvested
- Roasted
- Grown free from chemicals, pesticides and artificial irrigation
- Vegan superfood
- Non-irradiated
- Single-source
- An ancient variety, free from GMO, hybridisation and manipulation
Roasted for goodness: roasting deactivates the trypsin inhibitor enzyme, allowing the body to digest their protein content.
Baru Nut sourcing & process: our wild-harvested baru nuts are collected by hand from the Brazilian Cerrado. This remote area is far away from industry and pollution.
No added fillers, bulking agents or preservatives. Product carefully sourced from Brazil. Click here for info on our sourcing policy.
✧ What are the nutritional benefits of Baru Nuts?
A 30g handful is more than a snack. Baru nuts are naturally rich in minerals, and a few of them stand out.
- High in manganese. A 30g handful provides 90% of your daily amount. Manganese contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress and to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- High in selenium. Over a third of your daily amount in the same handful. Selenium contributes to the normal function of the immune system and to normal thyroid function.
- High in fibre. 7g of fibre in every 30g serving.
They are also a natural source of protein, magnesium, phosphorus, iodine, vitamin E, thiamin (B1), vitamin B6 and folate.
- Magnesium and folate contribute to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
- Vitamin E contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
- Iodine contributes to normal thyroid function.
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal muscle mass and normal bones.
Key nutrients per 30g serving
| Nutrient | Per 30g | %NRV |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 8.1 g | |
| Fibre | 7.0 g | |
| Fat | 9.5 g | |
| Manganese | 1.8 mg | 90% |
| Selenium | 19.5 µg | 35% |
| Phosphorus | 187 mg | 27% |
| Folate | 53.4 µg | 27% |
| Iodine | 33 µg | 22% |
| Vitamin E | 2.6 mg | 22% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.30 mg | 21% |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.22 mg | 20% |
| Magnesium | 69 mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 286 mg | 14% |
| Zinc | 1.3 mg | 13% |
| Biotin | 5.4 µg | 11% |
| Iron | 1.5 mg | 11% |
Serving size 30g. Typical values from our supplier's specification; natural foods vary. %NRV is the percentage of the daily Nutrient Reference Value. A handful (30g) is a comfortable serving.
✧ How do you enjoy Baru Nuts?
As a healthy snack, or make your own baru nut butter. Experiment making baru nut milk as an alternative to heavily processed store-bought almond or oat milks.
If you would rather have them peeled and lightly salted, reach for our Salted Peeled Baru Nuts instead.
