What That Little Nub Inside A Peanut Is

Have you ever slowed down your munching enough to actually look closely at that peanut and what you're eating? Of course not. Well, now we're making you think about it. 

Inside a peanut cracked in half is a little nub (which tastes delicious btw).

When you eat a peanut, you're simultaneously eating something pretty amazing. See that little nub on the end of the peanut? That's an embryo.

The peanut is really just a seed, which, when planted in soil, grows into a peanut plant. And though all parts of the seed are vital, the embryo is basically the origin of the plant.

Once a peanut seed is planted, the embryo grows into a seedling and produces a flowering plant. Once the plant has gone through pollination and fertilization, new peanut pods develop underground - and the seeds within those pods contain embryos of their own.

And hear this - even though we know peanuts as nuts, they are actually legumes, so they don't grow on trees like walnuts or pecans. Instead it grows under the soil's surface.

And it all starts with that crunchy little niblet.

Hmmmm, interesting!! Now, go and eat heaps of peanut butter 'cause it's delicious.