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•Oval seed with a light brown, soft shell

•Delicate, slightly sweet flavor

•Use in main dishes, desserts, and baked goods, and as snacks and garnishes

•Grown in California, the Mediterranean, South Africa, and Australia

•Marzipan is a mixture of almond paste and sugar, often tinted with food coloring, shaped into assorted forms

•Oval seed with a light brown, soft shell

•Delicate, slightly sweet flavor

•Use in main dishes, desserts, and baked goods, and as snacks and garnishes

•Grown in California, the Mediterranean, South Africa, and Australia

•Marzipan is a mixture of almond paste and sugar, often tinted with food coloring, shaped into assorted forms

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•Large triangular nut with a hard, dark-brown shell and a white kernel

•Mild flavor and crisp, tender texture

•High in selenium

•Imported from Brazil

•Large triangular nut with a hard, dark-brown shell and a white kernel

•Mild flavor and crisp, tender texture

•High in selenium

•Imported from Brazil

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Cashew NutsCashew Nuts

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•Medium-size crescent-shaped nuts

•Sweet, buttery flavor and tender texture

•Sold shelled, because the shell is toxic

•Imported from Brazil, India, and East Africa

•Medium-size crescent-shaped nuts

•Sweet, buttery flavor and tender texture

•Sold shelled, because the shell is toxic

•Imported from Brazil, India, and East Africa

•Round, grape-size nuts with a hard, brown shell and a white kernel

•Mild, distinctive, slightly sweet flavor

•Tender, crisp texture

•Also called filberts

•Grown in temperate climates

•Round, grape-size nuts with a hard, brown shell and a white kernel

•Mild, distinctive, slightly sweet flavor

•Tender, crisp texture

•Also called filberts

•Grown in temperate climates

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•Grape-size nuts

•Slightly sweet, buttery flavor and tender texture

•Sold shelled, because the shell is extremely hard

•Grown in Hawaii, California, and Florida

•Grape-size nuts

•Slightly sweet, buttery flavor and tender texture

•Sold shelled, because the shell is extremely hard

•Grown in Hawaii, California, and Florida

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Macadamia NutsMacadamia Nuts

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•Legume used like a nut, with a long, rough, beige shell usually containing two kernels

•Distinctive flavor and tender texture

•Grown in the southern United States

•Half of the peanut crop is used for peanut butter

•An important ingredient in Thai and some African cuisines

•Legume used like a nut, with a long, rough, beige shell usually containing two kernels

•Distinctive flavor and tender texture

•Grown in the southern United States

•Half of the peanut crop is used for peanut butter

•An important ingredient in Thai and some African cuisines

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•Large oval nut with a smooth, thin, tan shell and a light-brown kernel

•Distinctive buttery flavor and tender texture

•Native to North America

•Popular in pie

•Large oval nut with a smooth, thin, tan shell and a light-brown kernel

•Distinctive buttery flavor and tender texture

•Native to North America

•Popular in pie

•Small oval nut with a thin shell and an ivory-colored kernel

•Light, delicate flavor and crisp texture

•Grown from several varieties of pine trees in the southwestern United States as well as China, Italy, Mexico, North Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean region

•Small oval nut with a thin shell and an ivory-colored kernel

•Light, delicate flavor and crisp texture

•Grown from several varieties of pine trees in the southwestern United States as well as China, Italy, Mexico, North Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean region

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Pine NutsPine Nuts

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•Small oval nut with a thin, tan, half-opened shell and a pale green kernel

•Mild flavor and tender texture

•Popular in Middle Eastern, French, and Italian cuisines

•Used as snack and in main dishes, sweets, and desserts

•Unshelled nuts should be partially open; closed shells indicate immaturity

•Small oval nut with a thin, tan, half-opened shell and a pale green kernel

•Mild flavor and tender texture

•Popular in Middle Eastern, French, and Italian cuisines

•Used as snack and in main dishes, sweets, and desserts

•Unshelled nuts should be partially open; closed shells indicate immaturity

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Pistachio NutsPistachio Nuts

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•Large round nut with a beige shell and a light-brown kernel

•Distinctive, mild, sweet flavor and tender texture

•Grown in temperate climates throughout the world

•Used in main dishes, salads, baked goods, and as snacks

•Large round nut with a beige shell and a light-brown kernel

•Distinctive, mild, sweet flavor and tender texture

•Grown in temperate climates throughout the world

•Used in main dishes, salads, baked goods, and as snacks

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