The Healthiest Nuts and Seeds

Photo: Walnuts by USDA

Nuts and seeds 2010 Table

Rank	Product	Antioxidant content
Notes: Antioxidant content in FRAP mmol/100 g.
1	Walnuts, with pellicle(purchased with shell)	29.31
2	Walnuts, with pellicle (purchased with shell and cupule)	18.67
3	Walnuts, with pellicle	17.09
4	Pecans, with pellicle	8.47
5	Sunflower seeds	6.45
6	Chest nuts, with pellicle(purchased with shell)	4.67
7	Kernel from watermelon, roasted with salt and spices	3.27
8	Peanuts, roasted, with pellicle (purchased with shell)	1.97
9	Walnuts, without pellicle	1.81
10	Pistachios	1.74
11	Pistachios (purchased with shell)	1.41
12	Pistachios, roasted with salt and spices	1.38
13	Sesame seeds (ajonjoli)	1.32
14	Sesame seeds, with shell	1.16
15	Flaxseed, ground	1.13
16	Sesame seeds	1.08
17	Walnuts, without pellicle(purchased with shell)	0.96
18	Peanuts, Malawi nuts, Traditional African Roasted Peanuts	0.89
19	Flaxseed, whole brown	0.80
20	Chest nuts, without pellicle(purchased with shell)	0.75
21	Cashews, without pellicle	0.66
22	Hazelnuts, with pellicle	0.66
23	Flaxseed	0.64
24	Peanuts, Polly, roasted, with salt, without pellicle	0.62
25	Peanut butter, creamy	0.62
26	Peanut butter, crunchy	0.53
27	Brazil nuts, with pellicle(partly)	0.50
28	Macadamia nuts, without pellicle	0.50
29	Sesame seeds, white	0.49
30	Brazil nuts	0.47
31	Peanut butter, coarse type	0.47
32	Hazelnuts, roasted with salt and spices, with pellicle	0.46
33	Walnuts, without pellicle (purchased with shell and cupule)	0.46
34	Pine nuts	0.44
35	Cashews, without pellicle, roasted	0.40
36	Kernels from pumpkin, roasted with salt and spices	0.40
37	Sesame seeds, without shell	0.37
38	Almonds, with pellicle	0.35
39	Peanuts, without pellicle	0.35
40	Almonds, with pellicle, sliced	0.26
41	Sesame seeds, black	0.26
42	Poppy seeds	0.24
43	Poppy seeds, dried	0.24
44	Almonds, without pellicle, sliced	0.20
45	Almonds, without pellicle(scalded using hot water)	0.18
46	Hazelnuts, without pellicle	0.12
47	Pine nuts, ecologically grown	0.07
48	Sesame seeds, hulled	0.06

Source:

The total antioxidant content of more than 3100 foods, beverages, spices, herbs and supplements used worldwide. Carlsen MH, Halvorsen BL, Holte K, Bøhn SK, Dragland S, Sampson L, Willey C, Senoo H, Umezono Y, Sanada C, Barikmo I, Berhe N, Willett WC, Phillips KM, Jacobs DR Jr, Blomhoff R. Nutr J. 2010 Jan 22; 9:3.