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pine nut

Edible seeds of certain species of pines

EntityQ212933

Also known as pignoli · piñon nut

Subclass of: conifer nut
Part of: pine cone

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Pine nuts, also called piñón, pinoli, or pignoli, are the edible seeds of pines. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, only 29 species provide edible nuts, while 20 are traded locally or internationally owing to their seed size being large enough to be worth harvesting; in other pines, the seeds are also edible but are too small to be of notable value as human food. The biggest exporters of pine nuts are China, Russia, North Korea, and Pakistan.

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Natural product of taxon: Pinus
Different from: Araucaria nut

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