sweet almond

Marzipan's key ingredient

Sweet almond is the edible variety of almond, distinguished from bitter almond, which contains compounds that can produce cyanide.

Sweet almonds are eaten as nuts, pressed for cooking oil, and used in cosmetics and skincare products.

Sweet almond oil is popular for moisturizing skin.

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skin · blanched · slivered · prunus · drupe · stone fruit · kernel · nutty · creamy · nut allergy · extract · baking · pastry · massage · moisturizer · toasted · crunchy · tree

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Cyanide-containing stone fruit seed

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G