What is the difference between nuts, legumes and beans?

All beans are legumes. There are other edible legumes such as peas, and lentils. Nuts are the seeds of trees. They tend to be harder-shelled and the bulk of their calories are in the form of oil. There are a few confusing cases. read more

Difference between: beans and legumes October 22, 2014 Difference Between, Fooding beans, difference between, food Erin Nudi The first thing we need to know about the difference between beans and legumes is that a bean is a legume; a legume is not necessarily a bean. read more

Nuts vs Beans. People easily get confused with the terms nuts, beans, legumes and seeds. Although all of these have their own set of similarities there are still some intriguing differences seen most especially with the first two. read more

Peanuts are often confused as nuts due to their name and the fact that they’re similar in taste and structure to most nuts available on the market. However, it is indeed technically a legume. Legumes often come in a pod and usual have multiple fruit in one pod. read more