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2 unusual facts about pine nut


Besana

Initially with almonds from Puglia and Sicily region (Italy) and in the early 60’s with Brazil nuts, Pecan nuts, dried fruit, seeds, pistachios, pine kernels, Macadamia nuts and finally the snack lines.

Pine nut oil

Pine nut oil, also called pine seed oil or cedar nut oil, is a vegetable oil, extracted from the edible seeds of several species of pine.


Pinus maximartinezii

Because of its isolation in a remote area, it escaped discovery until 1964, when the Mexican botanist Jerzy Rzedowski noticed some unusually large pine nuts (piñones) sold in the markets of local villages, and investigated the area to find their source.

Tübatulabal people

Acorns, piñon nuts, and game animals were key elements in Tubatulabal subsistence.


see also

Allen Nease

Because Allen Nease planted over 55 million pine trees throughout the north Florida area, he became known as “Johnny Pine nut” (instead of Johnny Appleseed).