How much is a handful of nuts?
For nuts a handful is defined as 30 grams, but that comes to a different number of pieces for each kind: 24-26 almonds, 4-5 walnuts, 28-30 hazelnuts.
For nuts, a handful is fixed at 30 grams in TÜBER, Türkiye's national dietary guideline, but the same 30 grams comes to a different number of pieces for each nut. A handful counts as 28-30 hazelnuts, 24-26 almonds, 18-20 cashews, and for walnuts 4-5 large or 6-7 medium whole kernels. The handful is the same; the piece count is something else entirely.
Sources
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.3, s. 264 Yağlı tohum ve sert kabuklu yemişler standart porsiyon ölçüleri — fındık 28-30 adet / 1 avuç / 30 g; ceviz 4-5 büyük veya 6-7 orta veya 10-12 küçük boy iç / 30 g; badem 24-26 adet / 30 g; yer fıstığı 27-30 adet / 30 g; kaju 18-20 adet / 30 g; ayçiçeği çekirdeği 1 kupa / 5 avuç / 60 g kabuklu; kabak çekirdeği ½ kupa / 2,5 avuç / 40 g kabuklu; antep fıstığı 2 avuç / 60 g kabuklu accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.4, s. 265 18-49 yaş için önerilen günlük porsiyon — yağlı tohumlar ½ (üst sınır 1) porsiyon/gün accessed: 2026-08-15
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