Almonds are good source of potassium, dietary fiber, protein and healthy fat (both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, and low level of saturated fats)
Aflatoxins, carcinogenic toxins produced by Aspergillus fungi, contaminate maize, peanuts, and tree nuts in many regions of the world. Pistachios are the main source of human dietary aflatoxins from tree three nuts worldwide.
Crocin is the chemical primarily responsible for the color of saffron.
Chemically, crocin is the diester formed from the disaccharide gentiobiose and the dicarboxylic acid crocetin.
When isolated as a pure chemical compound…
