On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 23:04, Ashley Moran wrote:

>I find hazelnuts and walnuts very satiating, but pecans,
>macadamias and pistachios far less so.  The difference is mainly that a
>100g bad of the first two feels like a full meal and really stops me
>wanting to eat, but the last three leave me still with some appetite.
>Is it a coincidence that the first two are traditional old world nuts?
>
>Ashley

100g? You are not trying!

The difference may have more to do with staleness.  Unless you are eating the nuts (a) from the
shell, and (b) within 6m of harvest, you'll find more difference within the one type of nut than
between the different varieties.

Keith