Pine nuts and chestnuts both offer health benefits, but they contain different amounts of fat, protein, and fiber.

Pine nuts consistently rank as the least healthy of all culinary nuts. These tiny expensive treats might taste delicious in your pesto, but they're nutritional trouble waiting to happen. Pine nuts are ...

The chestnut is breaking out of its shell as a Christmas tradition and gaining a year-round reputation as a low-fat, natural way to treat certain health conditions. Certain ethnic groups have long ...

Nuts considered alkaline nuts are chestnuts and almonds, while acidic nuts include peanuts, walnuts, cashews, pecans and Brazil nuts. Regardless of where they fit on the alkalinity/acidity scale, nuts ...

How does that old Almond Joy commercial go? Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't. Yes, that's the one. But wait, what is a tree nut? Sometimes it's not always clear what distinguishes an ...

Michigan's forests grow a range of edible nuts each fall — making squirrels, deer and even a few bears happy — and if you're up for the adventure, you can bring some home for a treat as well. Many of ...

Looking forward to some roasted chestnuts during the holidays? Michigan features several wild nut types ready for harvesting this fall. A variety of nuts grow on trees in the state and can be ...