Is a sunflower seed a nut (legume)?!
Is a sunflower seed a nut (legume)?
Answers:
Sunflower seeds are Achenes.
Legumes are from plants in the family Fabaceae
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/achene...
Nope, its a seed.
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Sunflower SEED is not a nut it is a SEED from a SUNFLOWER. Sunflower seeds are very good for you, filled with healthy fats and taste great raw or roasted (add a little salt and pepper and they are great).
No its a seed. Legumes grow in pods like peas, limas, etc. A sunflower seed comes right from the center of the sunflower. There are millions of them in the center. They're easy to grow to. Try it.
the sunflower seed is a nut.
Edible legumes are beans and seeds, such as pinto beans, green peas, garbanzo beans/chickpeas, and soybeans. Legumes are good sources of protein and fiber. The peanut is also a legume. It is called a nut, but it isn't one, botanically speaking.
The definition of "nut" is different in cooking and in botany. Culinary nuts include Brazil nuts, cashews, almonds, walnuts, and cashews, which are in different botanical families. As far as I know they all come from trees (except the peanut).
Seeds are smaller than nuts and include sunflower and pumpkin seeds. Pine nuts are about the same size as sunflower seeds, but they are called nuts, perhaps because they come from trees.
Nuts and seeds are often grouped together because they have similar properties--they're hard, they have a high fat content, and they often have protein. You can often roast them, and they taste "nutty".
So--sunflower seeds are neither nuts nor legumes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sunflower_s...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nut_(fruit)...
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ecoph33.ht...