Whole almonds provide about 20 percent fewer calories than originally thought, scientists from the U. S. Department of Agriculture said.
David Baer and his research team from the USDA Agricultural Research Service used a new measurement method that made it possible to determine the number of calories from almonds that were absorbed during digestion.
The study, scheduled to be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, showed a 28-gram serving of almonds — about 23 almonds — has 129 calories versus the 160 calories currently listed on food package labels.