KP: Stone Fruits & Nuts

A peach is a clingstone fruit.

• true

• false

Cherries come in both sweet and sour varieties

• true

• false

A freestone fruit is a fruit without a pit

• true

• false

Peaches ripen off the vine, so they can be picked when green and still reach their best quality and flavor

• true

• false

Peaches can be briefly deep-fried for skin removal

• true

• false

All of the following are stone fruits EXCEPT

• nectarine

• apple

• cherry

Commercial macadamia nuts are

• roasted in coconut oil

• covered in a dark brown skin that must be removed before eating

• actually considered grains

Hazelnuts have shells that fall off within days of picking

• true

• false

The pecan is a low-fat nut

• true

• false

Once harvested from the hard fruit of the tree and de-shelled, Brazil nuts will quickly turn rancid due to their high oil content

• true

• false