Pilinuts have 719 kcal and 79.6 g fat per 100 g. One of the highest fat contents of any nut — a 15 g handful is ~107.9 kcal. Native to the Philippines, used in traditional confections and increasingly popular as a keto-friendly snack.
How should I track Pilinuts, dried?
Pilinuts, dried is high in magnesium. Nuts like Pilinuts, 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.