Aicorn
Appearance
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Nutreetional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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Energy | 1,619 kJ (387 kcal) |
40.75 g | |
23.85 g | |
Saturatit | 3.102 g |
Monounsaturatit | 15.109 g |
Polyunsaturatit | 4.596 g |
6.15 g | |
Tryptophan | 0.074 g |
Threonine | 0.236 g |
Isoleucine | 0.285 g |
Leucine | 0.489 g |
Lysine | 0.384 g |
Methionine | 0.103 g |
Cystine | 0.109 g |
Phenylalanine | 0.269 g |
Tyrosine | 0.187 g |
Valine | 0.345 g |
Arginine | 0.473 g |
Histidine | 0.170 g |
Alanine | 0.350 g |
Aspartic acid | 0.635 g |
Glutamic acid | 0.986 g |
Glycine | 0.285 g |
Proline | 0.246 g |
Serine | 0.261 g |
Vitamins | |
Vitamin A equiv. | (0%) 2 μg |
Thiamine (B1) | (10%) 0.112 mg |
Riboflavin (B2) | (10%) 0.118 mg |
Niacin (B3) | (12%) 1.827 mg |
Pantothenic acid (B5) | (14%) 0.715 mg |
Vitamin B6 | (41%) 0.528 mg |
Folate (B9) | (22%) 87 μg |
Vitamin B12 | (0%) 0.00 μg |
Vitamin C | (0%) 0.0 mg |
Meenerals | |
Calcium | (4%) 41 mg |
Airn | (6%) 0.79 mg |
Magnesium | (17%) 62 mg |
Manganese | (64%) 1.337 mg |
Phosphorus | (11%) 79 mg |
Potassium | (11%) 539 mg |
Sodium | (0%) 0 mg |
Zinc | (5%) 0.51 mg |
Ither constituents | |
Watter | 27.9 g |
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Percentages are approximated uisin US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database |
The aicorn, or aik nit, is the nit o the aiks an thair close relatives (genera Quercus an Lithocarpus, in the faimily Fagaceae). It uisually conteens a single seed (occasionally twa seeds), enclosed in a teuch, leathery shell, an borne in a cup-shaped cupule. Aicorns are 1–6 cm lang an 0.8–4 cm broad. Acorns tak atween 6 an 24 month (dependin on the species) tae matur.