Here’s yet another “nut” that’s not
actually a nut! Nuts! ☺
These guys are actually tubers! That’s right! Tubers as in sweet potatoes and cassava.
Tubers are great sources of resistant
starch. This type of starch is just what it sounds like: resistant to
digestion. Resistant starches are not fully digested, passing through most of
the small intestine, and then getting consumed by our microbiota in the large
intestine. (Food that our healthy gut microbiome “consumes” is referred to a PRE-biotic).
Tigernuts are really funny looking. You can
buy them whole, sliced up or ground up into flour. I have used them in the
sliced up form on top of salads and oatmeal, although they are definitely
“chewier” than an actual nut.
Some Fun Facts:
• They have a cute Spanish name: Chufa
• Horchata is a traditional Spanish drink made from these nuts
• Tigernuts have been used as an aphrodisiac! (Although no human clinical studies have been done yet – any takers?)
• People with nut allergies can eat these
• Tigernuts can be made into milk also (similar to almonds and cashews)
• Horchata is a traditional Spanish drink made from these nuts
• Tigernuts have been used as an aphrodisiac! (Although no human clinical studies have been done yet – any takers?)
• People with nut allergies can eat these
• Tigernuts can be made into milk also (similar to almonds and cashews)
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