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Author	Topic: Weight of unshelled Brazil nuts vs shelled
AussieShep 10-29-2002 12:42 PM	Can anyone tell me ASAP how much different is an unshelled brazilian nut's weight vs shelled one? I'm tryin to figure out how much to eat daily and buy before I leave for vacation in a few days. Thanks a bunch!
Wai 10-29-2002 12:54 PM	50 to 52% of the total nuts weight, is the weight of the shell. So, if a nut weighs 10 gram with the shell still on, it weighs 5 gram after you cracked the nut and removed the shell. That is why a 25 kg (25,000 gram) bag of Brazil nuts in the shell supplies one person with about 35 gram nuts a day during one year: 35 (gram) x 365 (days) x 2 (the weight of the shell added).