A nut is a fruit consisting of a hard or tough nutshell protecting a kernel which is usually edible. In general usage and in a culinary sense, many dry seeds are called nuts, but in a botanical context, "nut" implies that the shell does not open to release the seed ( indehiscent ).

2020年12月26日 · Almonds, pistachios, peanuts, cashews and even pecans — they're all just masquerading as nuts. How did we get it so wrong? The trouble is that buyers and botanists think about nuts very...

2020年7月10日 · Botanically, a nut is a dry fruit that consists of a hard shell covering a single seed. Some examples of true nuts include acorns, chestnuts, and hazelnuts. On the other hand, the fruits of the cashew, almond, and pistachio plants are not …

2019年11月20日 · Botanically, most nuts are the seeds of a fruit, while true nuts — such as chestnuts, acorns, and hazelnuts — are fruits in and of themselves. Peanuts are the exception, as they’re legumes —...

2024年1月18日 · There are many benefits of eating nuts, such as supporting healthy body weight and helping to reduce your risk of certain health conditions like heart disease. Nuts have various textures,...

2020年2月24日 · Genuine nuts are fused to their shells and won’t naturally break open upon reaching maturity. Hazelnuts fit the criteria. So do chestnuts. But these ever-popular snack foods sure don’t. 1....

2025年2月28日 · nut, in botany, dry hard fruit that does not split open at maturity to release its single seed. A nut resembles an achene but develops from more than one carpel (female reproductive structure), often is larger, and has a tough woody wall. Examples of true nuts are the chestnut, hazelnut, and acorn.

2016年2月12日 · Botanically speaking, most of the “nuts” we eat are actually fruit seeds (most culinary nuts are not botanical nuts). True botanical nuts include the acorn, chestnut, and hazelnut. All other common “nuts” are drupe, gymnosperm, or angiosperm seeds (fruit seeds).

Nuts. Nuts are actually fruits. They are defined as dry, single-seeded fruits that have high oil content. They are usually enclosed in a leathery or solid outer layer. In botany terms, nuts are strictly a particular kind of dry fruit that has a single seed, a hard shell, and a protective husk.

While they sport the "nut" name, peanuts are actually a legume, making them a member of the family of plant-based items that includes lentils, beans and soybeans. True to the legume family, a peanut is composed of an edible seed that grows inside a pod.