Peanuts are not actually nuts. What are they?

Peanuts are actually a legume, not a nut. They grow underground and, like soybeans, play a big part in crop rotation. Peanuts are a good source of vitamin E, niacin and folate. Roasted, they are a delicious staple at American baseball games! Nearly everyone loves peanut butter and all the cool stuff you can make with it. Tree nuts are a completely different thing. You can be allergic to peanuts but not tree nuts and vice versa.

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Bill Coe

Peanuts = Goober peas.

cgrhm

cashews aren't nuts either.

cgrhm

Joan Norris Brigham, we did?

Sonia Contreras

Me encanta.

david schau

I don't car what thet. I like peanuts in any form

Plick

pamela h, Im allergic to all nuts- from peanuts to coconuts! Within 20 mins of contact (eaten, touched, or from someone that's eaten then) I develop a rash, then I itch all over, face looks like the Michelin man and I'm sick for 12/24hrs. Ive been like it since a child, so I can't remember what peanuts taste like!!

Dale Meyer

pamela h, I'm allergic to peanuts. I find the smell positively nauseating. That is not an allergic reaction, but after I went for a year without peanuts, I couldn't stand them anymore. No need to feel sorry for us unless it's because it is nearly impossible to find chocolate candy without peanuts or peanut butter.