Pine Nut

Pine Nut

Pine nuts are the edible seeds of pines (family Pinaceae, genus Pinus). About 20 species of pine produce seeds large enough to be worth harvesting; in other pines the seeds are also edible, but are too small to be of great value as a human food.

Read more about Pine Nut:  Species and Geographic Spread, Pollination and Seed Development, Ecology and Status, Physical Characteristics, Culinary Uses, Nutritional Information, Pine Nut Oil, Other Similar Seeds

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