Amsterdam, New York About us. Beech-Nut Nutrition does more than just make real food for babies. We care deeply about championing real food for a healthier world. Established in 1891, Beech-Nut began making baby food in 1931, and today it continues in our LEED-certified facility in Amsterdam, New York.

At Beech-Nut®, we make foods for babies using simple, natural ingredients from places that nurture their fruits and vegetables and care about their quality. Beech-Nut Naturals® start with real fruits & veggies that are gently cooked to help preserve their nutrients, vibrant color, and flavor.

history. Beech-Nut® has been around since 1891, making baby food since 1931 in upstate New York. Our own engineers from Beech-Nut® patented the vacuum-sealed jar process that's now the safety standard in the industry.

*Aid in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. *Develop brain, eyes, skin, hair, and strengthens resistance to infection and disease.

Beechnuts are edible and can be consumed by humans, though they have a high tannin content and a slightly bitter taste. They are also an important food source for wildlife, such as squirrels and birds. Humans and livestock can consume beechnuts. For generations, they were fed to pigs to fatten them up in the autumn.

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A very hard and straight-grained wood, beech is often used in the making of furniture, cabinetry, cooking utensils, tool handles, plywood and sports equipment. Even musical instruments: used for piano pin-blocks and drum manufacturing, beech holds a tone between maple and birch.

Beechnuts are edible and can be consumed by humans, though they have a high tannin content and a slightly bitter taste. They are also an important food source for wildlife, such as squirrels and birds. Humans and livestock can consume beechnuts. For generations, they were fed to pigs to fatten them up in the autumn.

Current research and testing have shown that many commercial baby food products, including Beech-Nut baby food, are tainted with unsafe levels of heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, mercury, and cadmium.

The fruit of the beech tree, known as beechnuts or mast, is found in small burrs that drop from the tree in autumn. They are small, roughly triangular, and edible, with a bitter, astringent, or mild and nut-like taste.

For most people it has already fallen into obscurity, many only know it from stories – the beechnut. The small nuts from the forest are the fruits of the copper beech (Fagus sylvatica), which is native to Europe. In the autumn, they lie en masse on the forest floor, just waiting to be picked off.

The fruit of the beech tree, known as beechnuts or mast, is found in small burrs that drop from the tree in autumn. They are small, roughly triangular, and edible, with a bitter, astringent, or mild and nut-like taste.

Beechnuts are edible and can be consumed by humans, though they have a high tannin content and a slightly bitter taste. They are also an important food source for wildlife, such as squirrels and birds. Humans and livestock can consume beechnuts. For generations, they were fed to pigs to fatten them up in the autumn.