Know Your Food — nut facts
Facts about Peanuts
By Florencia Tagliavini, The NutraMilk Nutritionist Peanuts are in fact not nuts. Botanically they are considered legumes, howe...
Facts About Pistachios
Wonderfully delicious pistachio nuts have long been cherished as the symbol of wellness and robust health since ancient times. ...
Walnuts Improve Gut Flora: New Research
By Florencia Tagliavini, Nutritionist With so many people writing about health and nutrition these days - it's hard to know wh...
Facts about Hazelnuts
Geographic Source One of the oldest agricultural crops, hazelnuts are believed to have originated in Asia and then moved into E...
Facts about Macadamias
History/Geographic Fact This tree nut is native to the Australian rainforest and named for the Scottish-born chemist who first ...
Facts About Brazil Nuts
Interesting Fact Brazil nuts are botanically not nuts, but are in fact seeds from the Brazil nut tree, one of the largest trees...
Facts about Pecans
Interesting Facts The Pecan tree is the only tree nut native to North America. Up to 80% of pecans are produced in the United S...
Facts about Cashews
Interesting Fact Cashew nuts are a kidney or bean shaped seeds that grow at the end of the cashew apple on a tree that is about...
Facts about Almonds
History Almonds are the seeds of the fruit of the almond tree. Thought to have originated in Western Asia and North Africa, the...