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. 2022 Sep 16;9:1003125. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1003125

TABLE 2.

Phytosterol content (in mg) in one portion (28 g) of nuts and seeds.

Sample Squalene Campesterol Stigmasterol β -Sitosterol Isofucosterol Cycloartenol Δ 7-Avenasterol Citrostadienol Total sterols
Peanut raw 3.7 4.9 4.2 19.8 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 36.6
Peanuts roasted 2.4 4.4 3.9 18.4 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.2 32.5
Peanuts boiled 3.5 4.0 3.3 16.2 2.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 29.8
Almond raw 0.8 1.4 < 0.1 38.0 5.0 0.5 0.7 0.4 46.8
Almond roasted 1.0 1.3 0.3 40.4 4.7 1.0 0.9 0.8 50.4
Almond boiled 0.9 0.9 < 0.1 31.5 3.2 0.9 0.8 0.7 38.7
Hazelnuts raw 4.4 1.6 0.4 29.4 0.8 < 0.1 0.3 1.0 37.9
Hazelnuts roasted 6.0 1.6 5.3 23.9 0.6 < 0.1 0.1 0.6 38.2
Walnut < 0.1 1.2 < 0.1 23.6 2.1 2.5 < 0.1 0.8 30.3
Brazil nut 31.2 < 0.1 1.9 3.3 < 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 37.2
Cashew nut raw 1.2 1.7 0.1 21.6 2.4 1.0 < 0.1 0.3 28.3
Cashew nut roasted 0.9 1.5 < 0.1 16.8 2.0 0.8 < 0.1 0.2 22.2
Pecan nut 2.0 1.1 0.7 28.0 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 37.4
Pine nuts < 0.1 4.6 < 0.1 38.8 28.6 1.1 0.8 3.7 77.6
Pistachios roasted 1.6 3.7 0.7 57.7 5.0 < 0.1 0.3 1.7 70.7
Sunflower seed raw 2.8 4.9 4.9 39.2 1.4 10.9 2.6 8.2 74.9
Sunflower seed roasted 2.2 5.2 4.3 39.4 2.7 7.4 2.4 5.4 69.0
Pumpkin seed raw 9.2 < 0.1 <0.1 29.8 < 0.1 <0.1 7.5 < 0.1 46.5
Pumpkin seed roasted 8.7 < 0.1 <0.1 27.6 < 0.1 <0.1 7.1 < 0.1 43.4
Chia seed 0.1 < 0.1 <0.1 37.5 < 0.1 <0.1 0.4 2.1 40.1
Flax seed 0.2 12.1 5.8 26.1 5.7 11.5 < 0.1 0.8 62.4
Hemp seed 0.1 7.8 1.1 37.8 3.2 1.8 0.3 0.9 53.0
Sesame seed 0.3 21.2 8.0 85.3 15.7 1.4 1.6 3.6 137.1
Black sesame seed 0.3 23.6 9.6 80.6 22.2 1.3 1.3 2.8 141.6