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Three cans of flavored Blue Diamond Almonds — Toasted Coconut, Sea Salt Dark Chocolate and Salted Caramel — are shown in this undated photo.
Three cans of flavored Blue Diamond Almonds — Toasted Coconut, Sea Salt Dark Chocolate and Salted Caramel — are shown in this undated photo.

WHAT: Blue Diamond Almonds

STATS: Vary slightly by flavor. A 1-ounce serving (24 to 28 nuts) contains 160 calories and 13 to 14 fat, 7 to 9 carbohydrate, 3 fiber and 5 to 6 protein grams. I found them at Target, 420 S. University Ave., Little Rock. For more information, visit bluediamond.com.

THE SKINNY: Here's something to go nuts over: dessert almonds. Blue Diamond, maker of all our bold and savory faves like Wasabi & Soy Sauce and Lime 'n Chili, sells several sweeter flavors.

During a recent shopping trip, I discovered Sea Salt Dark Chocolate, Toasted Coconut and Salted Caramel. Each offers a nice salty-sweet balance, but it is the cocoa-powder-dusted nuts (of course, because they -- with four fewer nuts per serving -- have the most sugar and carbohydrates) that are tops with my taste buds.

Seeking more sweet flavors? Blue Diamond also sells almonds in three fruit flavors: Blueberry, Raspberry and Strawberry.

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ActiveStyle on 07/06/2015

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