Which of the following are nuts? a) Almond b) Peanut c) Brazil nut d) walnut Nuts are defined as a simple dry fruit with one seed (occasionally two) in which the seed-case wall becomes very hard at maturity. True nuts include walnuts, butternuts, hickory, pecan, chestnut, beech, oak acorns, tan oak, hazel, filbert, hornbeam, birch and alder. Peanuts, almonds, pistachios, Brazil nuts, cashews, coconuts, horse chestnuts and pine nuts are not nuts. So the health warning on a packet of peanuts (may contain nuts) is, strictly speaking, untrue. Brazil nuts are not nuts but seeds. The wooden pods they come in (up to twenty-four to a pod) grow right at the top of the tree, 45 metres above ground (close to the length of an Olympic size swimming pool), and are lethal if they fall on you. In Brazil, the pods are called ouricos, hedgehogs. Almonds are the stone of a once fleshy drupe. Peanuts, also known as groundnuts, earthnuts, ngan yin, pagoda, gobbers, goober peas, pindas, pinders, Manila nuts and monkey nuts, are actually a type of pea which grows underground. They are native to South America, but now widely cultivated, notably in Georgia, USA. Menglembu, Perak also has a fair share. Some people are so severely allergic to peanuts that eating a tiny amount (or even inhaling peanut dust) can be fatal; these people may or may not also be allergic to true nuts. Pistachios are deadly dangerous. They are classified under Class 4.2. of International Maritime Dangerous Goods code: Flammable Solids (Substance liable to spontaneous combustion). Fresh pistachios, if stacked under pressure, can burst into flames and cause a cargo fire. Pistachios continue to absorb oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide even after harvesting. This can be a serious problem when transporting them by sea. If there is inadequate ventilation, seamen entering the hold of a cargo ship can die from carbon dioxide poisoning or from lack of oxygen. Pistachios have been eaten by human for at least 9000 years. According to Muslim legend, the pistachio was one of the foods brought to Earth by Adam when he came down from Heaven.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 05:54:08 +0000
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