I'm looking for proof if a Peanut (been) was ever classified as a nut ?!
I know that its a been but was it ever classified as a nut at one time im looking for facts documentation scientific proof of nut or been in the history of peanuts Www@FoodAQ@Com
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http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Peanut#Hist!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Are you asking if it had been classified in the past as a nut, before anyone realized they're legumes!? I doubt it, since it grows so differently from nuts!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's not a nut!? Oops, shows how much I don't know about food!.!.!. I think the peaNUT part confuses me!. Oh, and my friend can't eat peanut butter because she's allergic to nuts!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Peanuts are legumes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com