Nut butter

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A nut butter is a spreadable foodstuff made by grinding nuts or seeds into a paste. The result has a high fat content and can be spread like dairy butter. True nut butters include: Acorn Hazelnut (see Hazelnut butter and Chocolate hazelnut spread) Other tree nut butters (from drupes): Almond (see Almond butter and Almond paste) Cashew (see Cashew butter) Macadamia Pecan Pistachio Walnut Similar spreads can also be made from seeds that are not considered nuts in a botanical sense: Pumpkin seed Sesame seed (called tahini) Sunflower seed (see Sunflower butter) Legume butters and spreads include: Peanut (see Peanut butter) Soybean, specifically soy nut (roasted soybeans) Chickpea (combined with tahini into hummus) The almond, cashew, macadamia, peanut, pecan, pistachio and walnut are not true nuts in a botanical sense. However, because they are considered nuts in a culinary sense, their crushed spreads are called nut butters. Nut and seed butters have a high content of protein, fiber, and...

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