nut-crop

Updated: July 6, 2026

We could well eat more of it, to the advantage both of the palatability and nutritive quality of our diet. Nuts are usually thought of as a luxury, but the amount of protein and fat they contain makes them really an important food. Peanuts are usually classed with the nuts and are considered the most valuable nut-crop of the United States.

Katharine Blunt - Food Guide for War Service at Home : Prepared under the direction of the United States Food Administration in co-operation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Education, with a preface by Herbert Hoover