Nuts are a shelf-stable snacking and ingredient category spanning tree nuts and peanuts in raw, roasted, salted, seasoned and coated forms, sold whole, halved, sliced or as mixed assortments. The category serves both direct snacking and as an input for baking, cooking and gifting, and it carries strong better-for-you and plant-protein positioning that appeals across health, premium and everyday shoppers. For wholesale and export buyers, nuts are a high-value, globally traded staple with year-round demand across grocery, convenience, foodservice and gifting channels. Sourcing considerations are inherent to the category: nuts are oil-rich, so shelf life is governed by rancidity, and roasted or unsealed product is best kept cool and protected from light and humidity over long transit. Nuts are among the most tightly regulated allergens worldwide, with strict labelling and sometimes segregation requirements, and many markets apply import controls tied to aflatoxin and food-safety testing. Buyers often merchandise nuts alongside Dried Fruit and Trail Mix, and may cross-reference Nut Butter in Grocery.