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Nuts & seeds

of or pertaining to walnuts, sunflower seeds, peanuts, pumpkin seeds etc.

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Seed

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A small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after ...

Organic seed

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Seeds grown without the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, and is not genetically modified.

Acorn

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Fruit of the oak tree. This nut may be eaten raw, roasted, or baked. It can be chopped to the size of coffee beans, roasted until brown, ground, mixed with a small amount of butter, and prepared as a ...

Almond

Snack foods; Nuts & seeds

The kernel of the fruit of the almond tree. Comes in sweet and bitter varieties. Bitter almonds contain traces of lethal "prussic acid" when raw. Processed bitter almonds are used to flavour ...

Black walnut

Snack foods; Nuts & seeds

A highly fat walnut that is better used with other foods than out-of-hand. Used in cakes, confections, and ice cream.

Brazil nut

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This is the seed of a giant tree that grows in the Amazon jungle. The kernel of this nut is white, rich, and high in fat.

Bush nut

Snack foods; Nuts & seeds

This is a small, round, brown nut with a buttery, slightly sweet flavour and a high fat content. Used in a variety of dishes.

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