sunflower seeds

Striped shell nibbles

Sunflower seeds are the edible seeds of the sunflower plant, harvested from the large flower head.

They're eaten as a snack—often roasted and salted, sold in the shell or already hulled—and pressed for cooking oil.

Baseball players famously chew them in the dugout: He spat sunflower seed shells onto the ground.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G