Hickorynuts have 657 kcal and 64.4 g fat per 100 g. Among the most calorie-dense tree nuts — a small 20 g handful is ~131.4 kcal. Native to North America and closely related to pecans; the flavor is richer and the shell is notoriously hard to crack.
How should I track Hickorynuts, dried?
Hickorynuts, dried is high in magnesium. Nuts like Hickorynuts, dried are one of the easiest foods to overeat. Research on portion estimation (Almiron-Roig et al., Appetite 2013) found that people underestimate calorie-dense foods by 50–200% when eyeballing portions. A small handful can easily be 300+ calories. The best habit: pre-portion into 30 g bags or use a scale each time. Also check whether your nuts are raw, roasted, or roasted-in-oil — the roasted-in-oil versions add extra fat that is not in the raw nutrition values.