In addition to the Mediterranean diet being based on large quantities of dried fruit, it is advised to consume dried fruit daily.
Almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachio nuts, and pine nuts have little water content, moderate protein content, little sugar and a substantial quantity of polyunsaturated fatty acids, particularly beneficial as a source of omega-3 and omega-6. Dried fruit has a high calorific value and is therefore recommended in regular but small quantities.
Meddiet - The portal of the Mediterranean Diet "is a project of the University of Rome Unitelma Sapienza, made with cAttribute of the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies - Ministerial Decree no. 93824 of 30 December 2014 and updated in 2018 in collaboration with CREA - Research Center for Food and Nutrition.