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Are coconuts fruits or nuts?
Posted by: mira ()
Date: May 10, 2008 03:27AM

I just can't tell!

Re: Are coconuts fruits or nuts?
Posted by: Context ()
Date: May 10, 2008 04:19AM

its a nut... because its a seed

Re: Are coconuts fruits or nuts?
Posted by: arugula ()
Date: May 10, 2008 11:10AM

Yes, it is a fruit, a dry subtype konwn as drupe. The outer hairy part is the fruit.

The edible part is the endosperm of the seed.

Re: Are coconuts fruits or nuts?
Posted by: Anonymous User ()
Date: May 10, 2008 11:49AM

It isn't simple, in times like these I refer to the jingle " sometimes you feel like a nut sometimes you don't" Almond Joy has nuts, Mounds don't".. the edible part of the coconut is the seed. My husband with a severe tree nut allergy eats them regularly. Cashew is also a seed!

Re: Are coconuts fruits or nuts?
Posted by: davidzanemason ()
Date: May 10, 2008 12:36PM

Right. It's a heck of a lot closer to a nut than a fruit! Heh...heh. Fatty....crunchy....you know.

-David Z. Mason

WWW.RawFoodFarm.com

Re: Are coconuts fruits or nuts?
Posted by: EZ rider ()
Date: May 10, 2008 12:47PM

Here's a link to some Wikipedia information: [en.wikipedia.org]

Re: Are coconuts fruits or nuts?
Posted by: mira ()
Date: May 10, 2008 02:20PM

I was confused because there is no soft flesh around the nut like a regular fruit...Thats why!

Re: Are coconuts fruits or nuts?
Posted by: suvine ()
Date: May 10, 2008 03:11PM

I say its a fruit nut


Re: Are coconuts fruits or nuts?
Posted by: Keepitsimple3344 ()
Date: May 12, 2008 06:37PM

I dont know but I go NUTS trying to open one.LOL

They r good arent they?

Re: Are coconuts fruits or nuts?
Date: May 12, 2008 06:40PM

It's a nuit. Or a frut.

Re: Are coconuts fruits or nuts?
Posted by: mira ()
Date: May 17, 2008 04:54AM

lol

Re: Are coconuts fruits or nuts?
Posted by: maui_butterfly ()
Date: May 17, 2008 05:50PM

light is a wave AND a particle.
a coconut is a fruit AND a nut.

when the meat inside is soft and jelly-like ("spoon meat"winking smiley i consider it a fruit, when its firm and crunchy, its a nut.

Re: Are coconuts fruits or nuts?
Posted by: phantom ()
Date: May 17, 2008 06:03PM

Did anyone stop and ask the coconuts...? :O

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