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Culinary nuts are typically dry edible seeds or fruits that have a high fat content. The following is a list of culinary nuts, arranged alphabetically by common name. See also nut.
- acorn (genus Quercus)
- almond (Prunus dulcis)
- beech (genus Fagus)
- betel nut (Areca catechu)
- Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa)
- breadnut (Brosimum alicastrum)
- cashew (Anacardium occidentale)
- chestnut (genus Castanea)
- coconut (Cocos nucifera)
- dika nut (Irvingia gabonensis)
- doum nut (Hyphaene thebaica)
- ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
- hazelnut (genus Corylus)
- kola nut (Cola acuminata and C. nitida)
- lotus nut (Nelumbo nucifera)
- macadamia (genus Macadamia)
- peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
- pili nut (genus Canarium)
- pine nut (various Pinus species)
- pistachio (Pistacia vera)
- quandong nut (Santalum acuminatum)
- souari nut (genus Caryocar)
- walnut (genus Juglans)
- black walnut (J. nigra)
- butternut (J. cinerea)
- English walnut (J. regia)