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Default The Pine Nut Crisis

Sqwertz > wrote:

>Looks like Brazil nuts are almost identical to pine nuts in fat
>and protein. Hazelnut after that.


Looking at the USDA site, there is no combination of pine nuts and
wheat that is lysine-complete.

So, scratch the protein completeness theory. Feel free to
just leave the nuts out.

Steve