Candle Nut

What is Candle Nut?

Candel Nut, also known as candlenut, Candleberry, Indian walnut, or Kukui nut, is a flowering tree in the spurge family. [1]

The plant is used for it's nuts of the same name, candlenuts. The plant is also cultivated for it's oil.

History

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Source(s) Derived From	Plant Sources
Natural or Artificial?	Natural
References	Aleurites moluccana - Wikipedia
Aliases (Also Known As)	None found

Action	User	Date/Time
Ingredient added	UPC Food Search	August 25, 2011 @ 6:39 PM