Are pecans healthy and good for you? Like all nuts, they are calorically dense, so you want to eat them in moderation. If you do that, pecans in particular are an extremely good choice because they are the highest antioxidant nut. Their only weakness is that they are lower in protein versus other nuts like almonds, peanuts, walnuts, and cashews.
ORAC Source
USDA Database for the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) of Selected Foods, Release 2 - Prepared by Nutrient Data Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - May 2010