These are seeds that have an impermeable exterior shell that keeps water out. Because of this hard coat, you can’t just toss ...

Unlike the hard white seeds from a carving pumpkin, most pumpkin seeds bought at the supermarket don’t have a shell. These shell-free seeds are green, flat, and oval. 50 grams (g), of shell-free ...

Whole flax seeds have a hard outer shell, which is hard to digest in the body. Eating them whole might pass through your system largely undigested, and you won't absorb all the beneficial nutrients.