Crunchy yet butter textured, pleasantly sweet and delicious pine nuts are small edible seeds of the female cone in a pine tree. Pine kernels are, indeed, a very good source of plant-derived nutrients, essential minerals, vitamins and \" heart friendly\" mono-unsaturated fatty acids that help benefit in reducing cholesterol levels in the blood.
Health Benefits: Pine nuts are one of the calorie-rich edible nuts. Additionally, they comprise numerous health-promoting phytochemicals, vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals.
USES, Pine nuts are eaten alone or added to the salads, pasta, sauce, Pesto, meals, etc...you may toast the pine nuts before adding them to salads or pesto.