Are All Pine Nuts Edible? Your Comprehensive Guide to Safe Foraging and Consumption
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Over 100 species of pine trees exist worldwide, but only about 20 produce seeds large enough to be commercially harvested and eaten. The good news is, all true pine nuts (seeds from the *Pinus* genus) are edible for humans. The primary concerns revolve around practicality, palatability, and a temporary condition called "pine mouth" syndrome.