The soluble and insoluble fiber in almonds forms a gel that acts as a secondary barrier, preventing the absorption of some almond calories.

“you eat 160 calories in almonds how many of those do you absorb 130 you eat 160 you absorb 130 where' the other 30 go in the processing of that food energy no turn out the fiber in those almonds both soluble and insoluble fiber and by the way fiber is sort of the key to the kingdom in this story forms a gel on the inside of your intestin the insoluble fiber the cellulose forms a fishnet if you will lattice work on the inside of your dadum the soluble fiber which are globular plug the holes in that fish net together they form a secondary barrier you can actually see it on electron microscopy a whitish gel and that prevents absorption of those 30 calories”