buckeye nuts are not edible it is poisonous
Corn and hominy are both edible kernals. Nuts also are edible kernals.
Corn and hominy are both edible kernals. Nuts also are edible kernals.
No, Shea butter is made from Shea nuts that have been processed into a hard butter and Lanolin is the oil extracted from Sheep wool.
Almond.
It is edible in the sense that it is not poisonous, however it has no culinary uses. It would be essentially the same as eating moisturiser - shea butter's primary use is in "body butters" or other moisturisers.
hazel
Yes, "shea" is an English word, referring to a type of tree native to Africa and the oily substance extracted from its nuts. It is not a French word.
Brazil nuts
According to my research they are edible for humans to eat but like acorns we have lost this food tradition.
Pecans are native to the central and eastern parts of the United States and parts of Mexico. Its earliest history can be traced to the 16th century. Back then, the nuts were named pecan -- a Native American term that described, "nuts that need a stone to crack it." I cannot find the term, "shay" associated with pecans. There is a shea tree that is native to Africa. The shea fruit contains an oily seed which is used to make shea butter. Shea butter is used in creams, lotions, and cosmetics.
Shea butter is a slightly yellowish or ivory colored natural fat extracted from the seed of the shea tree by crushing and boiling. Shea butter is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and salve. Shea butter is also grade edible; used in food preparation as well as sometimes in the chocolate industry substituting for cocoa butter. It is an acclaimed natural butter derived from the Shea tree growing across Africa. The shea tree produces its first fruit (which resemble large plums) when it is about 20 years old and reaches its full production when the tree is about 45 years old. It produces nuts for up to 200 years after reaching maturity.