Roasted peanuts in a shell
Peanuts are called groundnuts, but they are not nuts, but legumes. An adult peanut plant produces up to forty pods, and during maturation, the pods migrate underground. From there they are dug out during the harvest.
Useful properties of peanuts
Peanut fruits contain from 40 to 59% of non-drying fatty oil, up to 35% of easily digestible proteins, starch, sugars, saponins, vitamins B, E, D, pantothenic acid, biotin, gluten.
Peanuts are rich in antioxidants, which makes it one of the most effective means of preventing cardiovascular and cancer diseases, along with red wine, strawberries, blackberries and pomegranate. Peanuts are completely free of cholesterol.
Energy value of 100 g.:
Carbohydrates - 14 g
Sugar - 0 g
Proteins - 27 g
Fats - 49 g .
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