Almonds come from the almond tree. The fruit of the tree has a hard shell, inside which is the seed. This seed is the almond, as almonds are not a botanical nut but rather a culinary one.
Almond tree are native to a region stretching from the Middle East to India. Since then, it has been spread to Africa, Europe and the Americas, with the US now being the largest producer of almonds, notably in California.
Almonds can be eaten raw and toasted, but they are also a popular ingredient in a wide variety of dishes, both sweet and savoury. Almond milk is an increasingly popular non-dairy milk substitute. Almond flour is another derivative of almonds, resulting in a gluten-free flour that can be used in baking.
Like many foods classed as nuts, both culinary and botanical, almonds are nutritionally rich with a range of different nutrients and minerals in them.
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