Do rancid nuts still have nutritional value?

Question

I have some sliced almonds that are beyond the expiration date and are just mildly rancid. If I toast them and add them to a salad, they taste perfectly fine. But I'm only "sucking it up" for the sake of some nutritional value (rather than throw them out). Am I getting any and what's the harm if I'm not? They haven't made me sick yet.

Answer 1

"Rancid" means that the oils have oxidized, and changed chemical structure. The more rancid, the more oxidized, and the less of the oil-based nutrition (vitamin E, for example) there will be. If you can stand the taste, so be it.

If they smell bad, too, that could be bacteria and/or mold in the nuts. I would then throw them out.