NUTRITION & HEALTH
Eating well isn’t rocket science. We all know that a healthy diet is one with food that is full of nutrients, and as nature-based as possible. This means avoiding additives, processed foods, sugars and fats where possible, and many people also now choose to avoid gluten, wheat and dairy products. Tiger nuts are a natural and unprocessed raw food, and can play a major role, as part of a healthy balanced diet.
WHY WE ARE NUTS ABOUT TIGER NUTS….
Tiger nuts are a truly amazing ancient superfood ! The ancient Egyptians believed thattiger nuts had healing properties, but more importantly today, the health properties and nutritional claims are backed by research and scientific evidence.
We are dedicated to bringing you the best quality tiger nuts and tiger nut products for you to enjoy as part of a healthy diet. Tiger nuts are an important food, full of natural nutrients which can help improve your health and wellbeing. We aim to keep up to date with the latest news and developments, and to promote tiger nut research so that everyone can benefit from their nutritional benefits.
We are passionate about the health potential of the tiger nut, and we can’t wait to share them with you.
An important source of nutrition, tiger nuts are high in vitamins, minerals, fatty acids and fibre, containing more calcium than liver and as much iron as red meat.
NUTRIENTS
Tiger Nuts are high in vitamins, minerals, fatty acids and fibre. They are insanely nutritious containing more calcium than liver and as much iron as red meat ! (chart reproduced above from http://freetheanimal.com/2014/01/tigernuts-tuber-tubery.html)
Tiger Nuts have a unique macronutrient content that suggests they are a perfectly balanced nutritional food for humans.(http://freetheanimal.com/2014/09/incredible-edible-tigernut.html)