Almond - An overview

The almonds (Terminal catappa Linn) mainly belongs to Combretaceae families also called tropical almond and the edible part of almond is single kernel which enclosed under the hard shell. The drupe is the fruit of almond has a hard shell with seed which is not a true nut. The almond milk would be a very beneficial instead of animal milk because of the high amount of minerals like calcium. The population going increase day by day and people getting the insufficient protein that finally lead the malnutrition mainly in developing countries. Thus the requirement of protein in developing countries is filled especially where the protein is costly and insufficient from animal source by finding protein from plant origin with good quality. Almond skin is the one of major almond by-product but the almond blanch water is also considered as a by-product and needs further processing otherwise going in waste and cause environmental pollution. Besides also a good source of fiber which is beneficial as a functional ingredient and controls the oxidative process. A fair amount of phenolic acids and flavonoids are present and beneficial for the aging disorders and chronic inflammatory diseases