Product Varieties

SunTree Varieties

• Non-Pareil Supreme (Raw-Roasted-Dry Roasted)
• California Varieties (Raw-Roasted-Dry Roasted)
• Blanched Whole
• Blanched Sliced
• Blanched Slivered
• Blanched Meal
• Natural Sliced
• Natural Meal
• Natural Diced
• Butter Roasted
• Barbecue
• Hickory Smoked
• Honey Roasted
• Tamari

History

The almond was among the earliest cultivated foods, referenced in the Old Testament of the Bible as well as ancient Assyrian, Babylonian and Greek texts. While the exact ancestry is unknown, it's most-widely believed that almonds originated in China or Central Asia.The tree nut was widely consumed along an ancient trading route between Asia and the Mediterranean referred to as the "silk road." Almond trees flourished in Spain and Italy, and Spanish Explorers brought the crop to present-day California in the mid 1700s. Today, almonds serve as California's largest tree nut crop and growers in the region produce more than 70% of the world's supply of almonds. Botanically speaking, almonds are stone fruits, related to the cherry, plum and peach. The almond tree looks like a peach tree, bearing a hard, greenish-gray hull that resembles an elongated peach. When mature, the hull splits, revealing the almond shell that encases the nut. Almonds rank among the most nutritious nuts.  Studies have shown that almonds may help lower cholesterol and aid the prevention of certain types of cancer.

Nutrition

Almonds are low in saturated fat, yet offer heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, or “good fats.”  They are the most nutritionally-dense nut, containing calcium, magnesium, vitamin E, potassium, zinc, iron, fiber, folic acid and compounds called phytochemicals, which may help protect against heart disease.  In addition, a one ounce serving of almonds contains 12% of your daily allowance of protein.