*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Despite having the word as the second half of its name, a peanut is not actually a nut. It’s more closely related to soybeans and ...

Not All Nuts Are Created Equal When you walk down the snack aisle, those shiny packages of mixed nuts all look pretty similar ...

There are more than 600 species of oaks found growing around the world, and every one of them produces acorns. Acorns are different from other tree nuts because of their interesting two-part shell.

You might be a fan of hazelnuts in your baked goods, but who knew their utility went beyond delicious confection and snacks? After harvesting hazelnuts, producers typically need to figure out what to ...

Q. I know You Docs are big fans of nuts, especially walnuts, but I’ve just heard that walnut shells are bleached before being sent to market. Is this true? If so, is it dangerous? Does it damage the ...

Last week, I wrote about pelicans, the biggest birds on Sanibel Island, Fla., so this week, I decided to focus on something smaller. Sanibel locals, as well as island visitors, take collecting of ...

Red pistachios were once a grocery store staple that left anyone who ate them with stained fingertips. They weren’t a ...