id: 148
name: Almonds
flavor_bible_name_variants: almonds,nuts almonds,oil almond,oil nut,oils almond,oils nut,pine nuts
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status: draft
source: foodb,flavor_bible
food_db_name: Almond
flavor_db_name_variants: almond
name_scientific: Prunus dulcis
description: The almond (Prunus dulcis, syn. Prunus amygdalus, Amygdalus communis, Amygdalus dulcis) (or badam in Indian English, from Persian: بادام ) is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. "Almond" is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree. Within the genus Prunus, it is classified with the peach in the subgenus Amygdalus, distinguished from the other subgenera by the corrugated shell (endocarp) surrounding the seed. The fruit of the almond is a drupe, consisting of an outer hull and a hard shell with the seed (which is not a true nut) inside. Shelling almonds refers to removing the shell to reveal the seed. Almonds are sold shelled (i.e., after the shells are removed), or unshelled (i.e., with the shells still attached). Blanched almonds are shelled almonds that have been treated with hot water to soften the seedcoat, which is then removed to reveal the white embryo.
itis_id: 24775
wikipedia_id: Prunus_dulcis
picture_file_name: 148.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 14928
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:29:53.000Z
legacy_id: 157
food_group: Nuts
food_subgroup: Nuts
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:22.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:17.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 3755
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00148