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~ Nuts that are fruit ~
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almond - chestnut -
hazelnut - groundnut - macadamianut - peanut
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Nut or fruit
From the name or way they
look it is difficult to find out if a nut is a fruit or a seed. Some nuts
are seeds and others are a fruit with a hard shell.
Examples from nuts that are
a fruit:
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Peanuts (pulse);
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Almonds;
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Hazelnuts;
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Chestnuts.
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Macadamianuts;
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Groundnuts.
Coconuts and walnuts are seeds
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groundnuts see peanuts. |
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Macadamianuts
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The macadamia tree grows uptom.
high.
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The nuts cosist of 70% of oil,
have an exquisite taste and are usually eaten roasted and salted.
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This nut origanally comes from
north-east Australia and is consumed a lot by Americans.
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The nut is not easily to crack
so usually this is done in factories where the nuts are cracked , roasted
and salted. In this way they can be kept for about a year.
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Peanuts, groundnuts
Plant of the pea family bearing
edible seeds in pods which ripen underground.
The fruit of this plant are seeds
in pods. As the word says, the peanut is used as a nut for a very long
time.
Peanuts origanally grow in tropical
America and were imported by Europe during the 16th century. The status
of the peanut was a curiousity untill the 19th century. Today peanuts are
grown everywhere in the world and used as a nut, in oil and forage.
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