Sacha Inchi is known as the peanut of the Incas. Its Omega-rich oil is a key nutrient for a healthy diet. It can also be consumed as a snack when toasted and combines excellently when mixed with chocolate, for a salty sweet treat. 

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Brazilian Nuts should really be called Amazon Nuts, since Peru and Bolivia are the biggest suppliers of this product to the world, supporting the conservation of natural rainforests in the Amazon by doing so. Cultivation of this healthy and delicious nut provides local communities economic resources to enable them to protect the lands in which this special nut is grown. Many companies are also now involved in working to develop the best strategies to conserve the land dedicated to this wild nut.

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Export Data

Peruvian exports of “Castañas” or Brazilian Nut reached $34 million in 2019, South Korea being the most significant market with $15 million, followed by the USA with $9.3 million. 

Exports of Sacha Inchi averaged around $6 million  between 2017-2019, but the awareness in the US-market is still very small, and growth in imports are expected in the coming years

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