List of edible nuts

List of edible nuts

The nuts we eat are actually the seeds of a fruit, the fruit can be a fleshy fruit or a hard shell fruit. There are many different types of edible nuts available, and lots of them are not actually true real nuts.

Nuts which are actually drupe seed

These are not true nuts, but the seeds of drupes, with fleshy fruit surrounding a seed (usually a single seed), which the seed is the edible nut we eat, and the flesh is the juicy fruit we eat. These nuts are also known as tree nuts.
  • Cashew nut
  • Almond
  • Pecan
  • Pistachio
  • Walnut
  • Coconut
  • Apricot kernel

Nuts which are actually legumes (nut-like angiosperm seeds)

These nuts are not true nuts but legumes. Legume is a pod with multiple seeds inside. The seeds are the edible nuts we eat.
  • Peanut (groundnut)
  • Soybean

Nuts which are actually nut-like angiosperm seeds

These nuts are not true nuts, but actually the seeds contained within a larger fruit.
  • Brazil nut
  • Macadamia nut

Nuts which are actually nut-like gymnosperm seeds

Gymnosperm seeds are known as “naked seeds” which the seeds don’t have an enclosure. These are not true nuts but the seeds of gymnosperms.
  • Ginkgo nuts
  • Pine nuts

True nut (real nut)

True nut is the real nut with an inedible hard outer shell protecting the seed inside. The part we eat is actually the seed inside a hard outer shell, which the hard outer shell is usually removed during the processing. True nut seed is fused to the hard ovary “shell” and the shell does not open on its own.
  • Hazelnut
  • Chestnut
  • Acorn
  • Candlenut

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This list of edible nuts will be updated from time to time.

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