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Mongolian

Pinenuts

The Only Nut That Grows in Our Country is the Mongolian Pinenuts.

It grows along the Khentii, Khangai, and Khuvsgul mountain ranges and fully ripens in the last months of autumn.


Health benefits

There are many additional reasons to eat pine nuts aside from the flavor, as they are surprisingly good for your health, contains most of the vital nutrients required for our body. Pine nuts contain nutrients such as vitamins, essential amino acids and some fatty acids needed by the body but cannot create inside human body. Pine nut is only nut with this rare fatty acid.

Furthermore, healthy amounts of minerals such as calcium, magnesium and iron, phosphorous and Vitamin E. Pinolenic acid, in short called pinolene, a monounsaturated fat that supports health cholesterol levels. 

Two hundred grams of pine nuts contain the recommended daily dose of magnesium.  Pine nuts also contain all amino acids and is one of the best source of vitamins E and P. The nut’s protein is composed with 19 kinds of Amino acids which are building blocks of protein.


And 60% of pine nut nuclei include high-quality vegetable protein that it shows significant recovery of protein deficiencies and help to improve the immune system. The nut protein includes an excellent course of amino acid cysteine and arginine, (up to 20g/100g protein) which is considered replaceable in the diet of children. 


The nutritious product is vital for the development of a growing organism. Thus, daily intake is crucial for children and pregnant women. It provides a sustained energy boost, improves physical and mental capacity, modulates anti-aging processes.

Compared to other nuts, it contains 10 times more vitamins and minerals, including vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, D, B12, C, as well as fiber. The protein in the nut includes essential amino acids such as tryptophan, lysine, valine, histidine, and tyrosine, making it a source of high-quality protein.

In addition to being consumed raw or roasted as food, the nut is also used as a food supplement by enriching various food products with biologically valuable substances. The oil is extracted and widely used in medicine and cosmetics. In recent years, the kernel of the nut has been heavily exported.