{"id":1210,"date":"2010-04-07T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/?p=1210"},"modified":"2013-06-20T23:56:16","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T06:56:16","slug":"almonds-are-not-nuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/2010\/04\/almonds-are-not-nuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Almonds Are Not Nuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today I found out<\/a> that almonds are not nuts.\u00a0 In fact, an almond is the seed of the fruit of the almond tree.\u00a0 This tree bears fruits with a “stone-like” seed within.<\/p>\n

Fruits with these characteristics are called “drupes”.\u00a0 Specifically, a drupe is a fruit that has an outer fleshy part surrounding a shell that contains a seed.\u00a0 Other drupes include fruits from walnut trees and coconut trees.<\/p>\n

The seed inside the almond fruit is what is commonly referred to as an almond “nut”, even though it’s not a nut.\u00a0 A nut is a hard shelled fruit that has an indehiscent seed; more simply, a hard shelled fruit that doesn’t open to release its seed(s).\u00a0 An example of a true nut would be an acorn or chestnut.<\/p>\n

This all gives a whole new perspective to the famous Almond Joy jingle “Sometimes you feel like a nut; sometimes you don’t”.\u00a0 When you feel like a nut, an Almond Joy wouldn’t do you any good due to the ingredients primarily comprising of chocolate (bean), coconut (seed), and almonds (seed).\u00a0 The ending of the jingle, like so many advertisements, is then just plain false advertising: “Almond Joy’s got nuts” (LIES!!!), “Mounds don’t”.<\/p>\n

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