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Purity Organics provides these links below to help you enjoy the flavor and benefits of our almonds. Remember to buy some extra for your holiday recipes here.

The Recipe File - Great ideas for cooking with almonds.

History of Almonds - If you are writing a report, this link will give you a start.

Nutritional Facts about Almonds - Find out what's in these crunchy nuts.

How almonds can help your body - Interested in a healthier body? Find out how almonds can help.

8 Things You May Not Know About Almonds

1. Cleopatra used almond oil as a moisturizer.

2. A one-ounce serving of almonds contains 35 percent of your daily value for vitamin E.

3. Five hundred miles of California almond orchards produce more than 80 percent of the world's supply of almonds.

4. California is the only state in the United States that commercially produces almonds.

5. Almonds are among the earliest cultivated foods.

6. Research shows people who eat an ounce, about a handful, of almonds daily for a month can lower their LDL, or "bad," cholesterol an average of 4.4 percent.

7. Research shows people who eat twice as much almonds - two ounces - each day for a month can lower their LDL cholesterol levels by an average of 9.4 percent.

8. An ounce of almonds has as much calcium as a quarter cup of milk.

Source: California Almond Board