The World’s Most Nutritious Foods

After analyzing more than 1,000 raw foods, researchers ranked the ingredients that provide the best balance of your daily nutritional requirements. Here are the top five most nutritious foods in the world.

Welcome to our guide to the top 5 most nutrient-laden foods in the world, as marked by scientists.These fantastic feasts are bursting with goodness. Exactly how much of these nutrients are usefully absorbed by the human gut is still debated by experts, but regardless, if it’s ‘tasty tucka’ you want our exotic line up is packed full of potential.

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5. Chia Seeds

Chia seeds might not look like much, but these tiny marvels are a nutritional powerhouse. They contain high amount of dietary fibre so they are good for your gut. Chia seeds are also a rich source of B-vitamins, and minerals. Try them sprinkled on your museli or salad. Or they can be used to make delicious smoothies.

4. FlatFish

Fish are packed with good stuff, and two in particular take up the 4th and 3rd position in our countdown of the most nutritional foods. Flatfish such as sole and flounder have evolved flat bodies to adapt to life on the seabed. Some species use pigmentation in ehri skin to camouflage themselves from predators or prey. Clever thing! They are low in fat, high in protein, and provide a variety of vitamins and minerals. Found in the deep of the Atlantic, ocean perch are actually rockfish. The name ocean perch came into usage in 1930s when fishermen substituted the cheaper rockfish for freshwater perch due to the similarity in color and texture.

3. Ocean Perch

Ocean perch are high in protein, and love in saturated fats. In 2003, world stocks of large fish including sole, flounder and ocean perch were estimated to be only about 10 percent of pre-industrial levels due to overfishing. So always try to source sustainably managed fish.

2. Cherimoya

In number two on this hit parade of the most nutritious foods, is a fruit that Mark Twain called ‘the most delicious known to man’ and with good reason. Rich in sugar, vitamins and potassium, the cherimoya is delicious and good for you. Beneath the hard, scaly skin of the cherimoya is the creamy white flesh gives the fruit its other name – the custard apple.

1. Almonds

And here it is… our number one nutritious food. Long renowned for their exceptional nutritional value, almonds are gram for gram the the most nutritional food you can eat. They are packed with protein and vital minerals that we need to maintain our health.

Rich in mono-unsaturated fatty acids, eating almonds regularly can promote a healthy cardiovascular system and may even help with diabetes. (Yeah, stop milking it.) Delicious!

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Try overhauling your diet by adding some of our top five foods to your meals.