In the last years,many scientific evidences have shown
beneficial effects of the oily dried fruit use(walnuts,hazelnuts,
almonds, and pistachios)in a balanced diet thanks to the high
nutritive value provided,besides of contribution of vegetal
proteins, vitamin E,fibres,iron and calcium,also from contents
in fat(46–76%)with a main fraction of mono-and poly-
unsaturated fatty acids(Ryan et al.,2006) that may induce
cardio-protective effects(KellyandSabate,2006). Almonds quality
maybe substantially reduced if the product is subjected to insect