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Peanuts

Also Known As : Groundnuts, Goober, Earthnuts, Moongphali
Technical Name : Arachis hypogaea
Can Eat 3

Vegetarian

Taste Profile

Peanuts have crunchy, and nutty flavors

Usage Tips

  1. Roasted and crushed kernels often sprinkled over salads, desserts, particularly sundaes and other dairy-based preparations.
  2. Boiled peanuts possess unique flavor and taste. Boiling, in fact, enriches their nutritional and antioxidants profile.
  3. Peanut butter is a food paste prepared from roasted nuts, with or without the addition of oil. It is popular as dip/spread.

Common names and forms

  1. Certified Organic Peanuts
  2. Dry Roasted Peanuts
  3. Fried peanut
  4. Groundnut
  5. Groundnut (Peanuts)
  6. Groundnut Seeds
  7. Groundnuts
  8. Organic Ground Nut
  9. Organic Peanut
  10. Organic Peanuts
  11. Peanut powder
  12. Peanut (phalli)
  13. Peanut crushed
  14. Peanut Split
  15. Premium high Oleic Peanuts
  16. Premium Sun Dried Peanuts
  17. Pure Raw Peanut Kernel with Skin
  18. Pure Salted Peanut with Skin
  19. Raw Groundnut
  20. Raw Peanuts
  21. Red Peanut
  22. Redskin Spanish Peanuts
  23. Roasted organic peanut
  24. Roasted Peanuts
  25. Soaked peanuts
  26. Spicy peanut

Description

Peanuts are the legumes that originated in South America and are rich in protein, fat, and various healthy nutrients. They also contain plenty of potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and B vitamins. Despite being high in calories, peanuts are nutrient-rich and low in carbohydrates. These are small-sized, crunchy nuts which vary in colour from light brown to deep red.

Health benefits

  1. Peanut kernels are a good source of dietary protein; compose fine quality amino acids that are essential for growth and development. (1)

  2. Peanuts are an excellent source of resveratrol, another polyphenolic antioxidant. Resveratrol has been found to have a protective function against cancers, heart disease, degenerative nerve disease, Alzheimer's disease, and viral/fungal infections. (1)

  3. Peanuts Are an Excellent Source of biotin. Biotin is an enormously beneficial nutrient for your physiological well-being. Biotin is involved in dozens of enzymatic reactions in the body, including processes that regulate the expression of your genes. (2)

  4. Peanuts Contain Copper. Although often overlooked in dietary considerations, copper is necessary for several important physiological processes. In particular, copper forms a crucial part of enzymes that govern energy production and neural activity. (2)

Selection Guide

Try to buy unshelled (intact outer shell) nuts instead of processed ones. They should be free from cracks, mold, and spots and free of rancid smell.

Note

Peanut allergy affects 1-2% of the world's population. It is dangerous, and usually lifelong. Although there is no feasible solution to peanut allergy at present, many methods have shown great promise. (3)

Resource & Links

(1) https://www.nutrition-and-you.com/peanuts.html 

(2) https://nuts.com/healthy-eating/benefits-of-peanuts 

(3) https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijfs/2013/909140/ 

 

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