Introduction about Peanut

The peanut, also known as the groundnut or the goober is a small annual dicotyledon herb growing up to a foot above the ground. 

Peanut originated from South Africa and then it was introduced to China in the 16th century. Nowadays peanut which is commonly planted in India, Argentina, Senegal is now widely cultivated in Shandong, Henan and Liaoning in China. Moreover in the year of 2017 in China, the number of planting peanuts increase slightly. Farmers in Henan plant more than 3,320,816.00m² peanuts, increasing by more than 40%.

Moreover peanut which is one of the widely cultivated oil-seed and also a prime commercial crop is an excellent source of monounsaturated fatty acids. Besides, peanut is beneficial to cardiovascular. By the way, peanut is also a great snack when it mixed with some flavor or sugar. Also because of its abundant nutrient elements, peanut is also called the longevity nut.

Here is a nutrition information about peanut based on every 100g:

This is a general introduction of peanut, hope it could help for you. If you want to know more about it and other pulses, seeds or kernels, please follow us, green mung bean leading exporter Taijin Food.

This article takes reference from baidu.com.