Nutrition

Pecans are good to eat and they’re good for you. In fact, nibbling on pecans can actually lower your bad LDL cholesterol and raise your good cholesterol. They’re also rich in fiber and loaded with vitamin E. That means they’re good for your health and your heart. Just one more good reason to gobble them up. Don’t you love it!

Did You Know?

	Native Americans discovered pecans more than 500 years ago.
	The Native Americans once used the oils from the pecan meat to make a pecan flavored liqueur.
	The older the pecan tree, the bigger, plumper, and tastier the pecan meat.
	The pecan tree is the State Tree of Texas.
	Texas provides over 24% of all pecans.
	Medical studies have shown pecans to lower levels of bad LDL cholesterol.