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- Flavor: Bitter
- Chemical composition: Caffeine, traces of theobromine
- Acts as a stimulant
- Used as an aphrodisiac in Africa
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Kola Nut is the seed of a genus of tree known as Cola that has near a hundred and twenty five species. Such trees are native to Africa's tropical rainforests, and similar to the Cacao of South America.
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Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Malvales
- Family: Malvaceae
- Subfamily: Sterculioideae
- Genus: Cola
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Kola Nut Questions
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CONTEST: The Tip goes to the best Mahalo based Joke... bugs, nuts.. whatever.. 5 AnswersYou know you are on mahalo to much when....... -You expect a tip for answering questions to your significant other -You wonder if you could have your paycheck... read more -
How to harvest and process pistachio nuts? 1 AnswerHere is an excellent article, complete with video, about growing and harvesting pistachios. I never realized that they use a grafting process to make sure the p... read more -
how do you roast pignoli (pine nuts)? 1 AnswerYou can dry roast them in a frying pan, as long as you keep moving them around to avoid burning, or else put them in a toaster oven and move them every few minu... read more -
Why do so many many mechanical things that are made to stick together often fail? 4 AnswersIt is all in the application, mechanical fasteners (screw, nuts, and bolts) are meant to hold things in place but also allow removal. Glue is for a permanent b... read more
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Kola Nut Blogs and Articles
- Dino's Blog: What Does Cola Taste Like? (June 11, 2007)
- Snopes.com: Urban Legends Reference Pages: Cocaine in Coca-Cola (March 13, 2007)
- UC Berkeley: Haas students crack into the kola nut business (September 10, 2004)
- BBC News: Shortage drives Senegal nuts (September 18, 2000)
- Google Blog Search: "Kola Nut" and "Cola Nut"
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