Many people like hazelnuts, and no wonder – these nuts are extremely tasty. In addition, in countries with a temperate climate, where they grow, they cost moderate money. Of course, hazelnuts can hardly be called a cheap product, but it is still much more affordable than many other nuts. And at the same time he is also very, very useful.
Botanists attribute the hazel on which it grows to the family of birch plants. Most hazelnuts are grown in Turkey. This country produces 3/4 of its total world volume. Strictly speaking, such a plant does not exist at all. There is hazel, which can be a tree or shrubs, depending on the species, of which there are 20 pieces. Hazelnuts are also called hazelnuts, although the name “hazelnut” is also found.
Common hazel, despite the fact that it is possible to collect hazelnuts from it, is considered a weed plant in forestry, as it reproduces extremely quickly and quickly occupies free areas. Harvesting years for hazelnuts alternate with low-yielding. It also happens that hazelnuts do not grow at all. About 30 varieties of hazelnuts are grown in the European part of Russia. Trees on which hazelnuts grow can live for more than 100 years. Up to 71% of hazelnuts can be in fats, although usually they are in the nut about 50-55%.
Hazelnut paste is sometimes used as a filling for breakfast cereals. Hazelnut wood is used to make some medicines. Hazelnuts can grow up to 10 meters in height. By caloric content, hazelnuts are superior to fish and meat. According to popular belief, lightning never hits a walnut tree. Hazelnut oil made from hazelnuts never dries.
