The peanut is one of the biggest culprits of this confusion. Based on its name “pea nut “, some people assume it is a nut. Rather, the peanut is a legume. You then have things such as pine nuts and soy nuts, which are also not nuts. We could go on with the examples, but we think you understand people’s puzzlement surrounding nuts.
What is a healthy nut?This week, I decided to “come home” after discussing two non-indigenous nuts by talking about peanuts (Arachis hypogaea), popularly called groundnut. Peanuts and peanut products are superbly healthy. They are chock-full of nutrients such as protein ...
