Jumbo Almonds / Badam

English name – Jumbo Almonds or Badam
Tamil Name – பாதம் கொட்டை – Pātam koṭṭai
Hindi Name –  बादाम – baadaam
Botanical Name – Prunus dulcis
Kannada Name – ಬಾದಾಮಿ – Bādāmi
Telugu Name – బాదం – Bādaṁ
Malayalam Name – ബദാം – badāṁ

Almond is also known as badam and the native place of badam trees in South Asia and the Middle East. Almond is one of the important brain foods which improves your memory power. Elders and adults mostly eat badam to increase memory power.

The almond is covered with a hard shell inside the fruit. In India, Pakistan, and Iran are known as badam and it also grew in California, Africa, southern Europe, and Asia.

Nowadays many people ate almonds toasted and raw and it used in a variety of dishes. Almonds flour used to make badam milk, badam drinks, and badam butter.

Health Benefits

Here are some of the Health Benefits of Almonds mentioned in below:

Lower Cholesterol levels

Almonds come with low-density lipoprotein which controls your blood cholesterol level and it improves red blood cells and plasma. vitamin E is one of the antioxidants which helps to prevents the oxidization process.

Reduce Cancer Risk

Almonds reduce breast cancer and cancer risk and Walnuts, peanuts that also reduce the cancer risk.

Reduce Heart Diseases

Almonds increase fat and lipid levels in the blood and it improves heart health. It also reduces blood pressure, increases blood flow, and improves antioxidants in the bloodstream.

Almonds protect artery walls from damage in your heart

It is found which is the flavonoids in almond skins work in synergy with vitamin E, so it helps you to reduce the risk of heart disease.

Almonds help to strengthen bones and teeth

The almonds give phosphorus that helps to make this possible.

Almonds provide healthy fats and aid in weight loss

you eat nuts at least two times per week because 31 percent is less such to gain weight, the nuts contain high fat, frequently nut ate can lose the weight.

Almonds help to reduce your blood sugar and insulin after meals

Almonds help to provide improve your brain function

Almonds have riboflavin and L-carnitine, nutrients that improve your brain activity, and they also reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Almonds nourish the nervous system

Almonds help to increase high intellectual level and longevity.

Almonds alkalize the body

Almondsgives a few proteins that are alkaline-forming. so If that is not enough for you, you affected by osteoporosis, poor immune function, low energy, and weight gain.