FDA Confirms What Pecan Lovers Have Known all Along – Pecans Not Only Taste Good, They’re Also Good For You Consumers who think a healthful diet is bland and boring should think again. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a health claim for pecans and other nuts regarding their role in helping to[...]
During April’s National Pecan Month, Consumers Encouraged to Check Out Good Nutrition and Versatility of Pecans You say “PEE-can,” I say “pa-KAWN,” or so the saying goes. However, a new national survey finds that “PEE-can” is the overwhelming choice among Americans. Nearly half of consumers (45 percent, including almost seven out of 10 living in[...]
Researchers Suggest Nuts Be Given Better “Position” on Food Guide Pyramid What better way to start out the holidays than knowing that one of the season’s favorite foods – pecans – offers an array of health benefits. Three recent studies from Harvard University, two of which were published in the November 27 issue of the[...]
Researchers Suggest Nuts Be Given Better “Position” on Food Guide Pyramid Pecans lovers can take great comfort in findings from the latest dietary recommendations released September 5 by the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine (IOM). The report states that to help meet the body’s daily energy and nutritional needs while minimizing risk for[...]
The pecans have it! Vitamin E that is, says researchers from the University of Georgia (UGA). In fact, no matter the variety or the region of the U.S. where the pecans are grown, the vitamin E content of pecans remains abundant and constant, notes the study published in the most recent issue of the highly[...]