Metabolizable Energy from Cashew Nuts is Less than that Predicted by Atwater Factors.

ABSTRACT: Recent studies have demonstrated that the energy provided by several tree nuts is less than that predicted by the Atwater factors, though energy available from cashews has never been assessed. The objective of this study was to evaluate the metabolizable energy in cashew nuts. Eighteen healthy adults were enrolled in a randomized, crossover study with two treatment periods. Subjects were fed a fully controlled base diet for 4 weeks with either no additions or with the addition of 42 g/day (1.5 servings) of cashew nuts, with the final treatment diets being isocaloric. Complete diet collections were analyzed for nitrogen (for protein), fat, energy, and carbohydrate by difference. During the final week of each intervention phase, subjects collected all feces and urine produced, and these were

SUBMITTER: Baer DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6356908 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature