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Most Expensive Nut

On 7 Comments in Food, Luxury, World Tags , by jeremy

Originally considered ornamental plants, the flowering Macadamia trees have become a valuable crop since they were originally described by John Macadam, after whom they were named, around 1857. The reason for their commercial importance is that two of the nine species of Macadamia produce the most expensive nuts in the world.

While the trees originated in Australia, the first Macadamia plantations were located in Hawaii. Today, Hawaii is still one of the largest sources of Macadamia nuts and the US is their largest consumer. Other sources of Macadamia nuts include South Africa, Central America and Australia, the largest source of the expensive nuts.

The Macadamia nut is prized not only for its rich, buttery flavor but also for its oil. The kernel may consist of up to 80% oil. This oil is useful in cosmetics, particularly in skin care products, because it is a viable alternative to mink oil.
The price of the world’s most expensive nut may be attributed to the fact that not only must a Macadamia tree be 7-10 years old in order to produce nuts, but also the incredibly hard shell of the nut must be broken prior to sale. The shell is so hard that it can actually break nutcrackers sold for home use.

So how much is this costly nut? Macadamia nuts can easily fetch around $30-$40 per kilo (2.2 lbs).

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7 replies on “Most Expensive Nut”

  1. rotphil
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    i think this is the cheapest most expensive item on the list hehe. now i can afford this one.

    1. Jerome
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      actually the big mac is 😛

      1. Jordan Rundle
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        Haha true,, nut

  2. Alec
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    The reason they expensive cuz they take a immense amount of pressure to break shell off

  3. Richard
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    Certainly the most expensive nut has got to be the "coco de mare" a double coconut which is only found on a few islands of Seychelles.

  4. Ahmad Hisham
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    Dears,

    This is the best ever Nut that I have ever taste in my life. I work in Telecom industry and travel all around the Globe and never taste like Macadamia Nuts.

    Now I am thinking to have a side business for Macadamia Nuts in Gulf & Arab Countries and if it is success, I might go for a factory.

    Believe me, this is a good opportunity to trade in something you like much ….

  5. ZES
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    I know nuts about nuts so, LOL.

    I saw a kinda nut which cost USD13.62 and I already am 'WTF now that's NUT. It's not foie gras' but it's Dad's day few days back like you all know and he said if we were to purchase this at some town areas it'll cost close to double the amount so I just bought it for him

    I did it out of filial piety, not being convinced by him that nuts are worth this pricing. LMAO.

    Ok fine, that may be an opinion just on my part but it certainly doesn't goes the same for nut lovers which one good example is my dad.

    Happy (belated) Dad's day!