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(Baru Nuts) Baru nuts come from the baru tree
(Dipteryx alata Vog.) which grow in the savanna ecoregion of Brazil known as the
“Cerrado”. They are said to have a taste like a mixture of peanuts and cashews,
which the eater much deside for themselves. Baru nuts are wild-collected in the
Cerrado by a local coop of organized families and this work has been promoting
great socio-environmental aid to the region. With the growing consumption of
baru nuts, its trees are no longer being cut down for timber since maintaining
them standing is now valuable and sustainable, thus preserving the original
flora & wildlife and creating much needed jobs for the local communities. The
impact of these actions are helping to save this important and amazing
ecosystem. Every 100 grams of Baru nuts contain: 40 grams of fat, 24 grams of
protein, 26.3 grams of fiber (100% of daily requirement), 21.4 mg of Vitamin E
(100% of daily requirement), 6.7 mg of Zinc, 2.6 mg of Iron, 150 mg of Calcium,
228 mg of Magnesium, 1575 mg of Potassium, but this amount of nuts also contain
533 calories.
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The
above recipe is in keeping with God's creation intent (Genesis 1:29-31):
'Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every
tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the
earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground-- everything that
has the breath of life in it-- I give every green plant for food." And it was so. God saw all
that he had made, and it was very good.' (NIV) Let no animal suffer or die that we may live!