On one end of the hierarchy of nuts, there's the common yet versatile peanut. And on the other, there's the outrageously priced pine nut, which makes the teardrop shaped nuts like the caviar of nuts.

The beauty of food facts trivia is that there’s so much to learn. For example, have you ever wondered who invented pizza? Or if eggplant is a fruit or coconut a nut? We’ve got the answers to all of ...

The Nuwä people of the Mountains utilized more than 100 different species of native plants for food, but none were as prized ...

BAKER — Along a dirt road just north of Great Basin National Park, Dayer LeBaron plucks a cone from a pinyon tree and shakes its contents into his calloused hand. The pine nuts almost shine in their ...

A century ago, the pine nut was a major agricultural product of the American Southwest. By the 1920s, native nuts were being shipped to the nation’s big cities by the ton. By the 1930s, they were ...

If you’ve ever gazed up at the pine tree in your yard and wondered if you could harvest some fresh pine nuts from those cones, the answer is yes -- and good luck. Pine nuts, also known by their ...

Known as a source of healthy fats and protein, mixed tree nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts) may also be an effective weight ...

Davis, CA, June 30, 2015 - In a study published this week in Nutrition Journal*, researchers compared risk factors for heart disease and metabolic syndrome of tree nut consumers versus those who did ...

Pine nuts from the araucaria trees of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina are driving a chain of sustainable production involving more than a dozen municipalities from the mountain region of the ...

As my herb garden continues to wind down, I’ve been a pesto making fool. Handfuls of basil and parsley are all over my kitchen and it just seems natural to process these green goddesses into my ...