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Allergies and intolerances

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Original poster

Okay, so this is probably a really daft question...

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vwvic · 04/12/2006 12:25

...But are chestnuts nuts or seeds? I always thought that they were tree nuts, but since finding out this year that horse chestnuts are actually seeds, I wondered if the same thing applied to eating chestnuts!

I've tried googling, but I'm not coming up with anything conclusive. I just really want to get some for my dh, who puts up with enormous constictons on what he can eat because of mine and our dds allergies.

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aDadOnTheXmasSherry · 04/12/2006 12:32

Wikipedia seems to confirm they are nuts

chestnuts

fortyplus · 04/12/2006 12:33

Did you know that a melon is a berry?

aDadOnTheXmasSherry · 04/12/2006 12:34

nope!

fortyplus · 04/12/2006 12:34

...but I'm nuts

aDadOnTheXmasSherry · 04/12/2006 12:35

lol.

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vwvic · 04/12/2006 12:37

Drat, I suspected as much. Oh well, DH will just have to take himself off for a little foray into nutty heaven without me!

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fortyplus · 04/12/2006 12:41

Why not start a thread to ask whether anyone with nut allergies can eat chestnuts?

Smithagain · 04/12/2006 18:56

My DH has always steered clear of chestnuts - he is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. Dunno if he has ever actually checked, but we don't experiment with his allergy.

USAUKMum · 04/12/2006 19:58

I do know that peanuts are actually legumes and almonds are in the peach family. My dad is allergic to tree nuts -- but eats these two as if they are going out of style!

mymama · 05/12/2006 00:23

My consultant's advice is that chestnuts are not "nuts" as in peanut/tree nut and that they are okay as is coconut. My ds is allergic to peanuts and has eaten both of these regularly.

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