Peanut belongs to Leguminosae in botany, but we all regard it as a nut. No wonder the taste characteristics and nutritional value characteristics of peanuts are very similar to those of oil nuts.

Calories: Peanuts have high calories, 589 kcal/100g, not to mention fried peanuts. Even if fried peanuts are eaten too much, it is easy to have excessive energy.

Protein: protein content is 24.8%, which is among the best among all kinds of nuts. It is an appropriate high-protein food.

Fat: Although the fat content of peanuts is high, it is mainly unsaturated fatty acids, and only about 8g of 50g is saturated fatty acids, which is good; However, among the unsaturated fatty acids in peanuts, the content of ω-6 fatty acids is very high, and the content of ω-3 fatty acids is almost negligible.

If you use a lot of edible oil rich in linoleic acid on weekdays and love to eat meat, then walnuts are recommended instead of peanuts for nuts.

Carbohydrate: Peanut is a typical low GI (i.e. low glycemic index) food because of its low carbohydrate content and rich protein and dietary fiber.

Vitamins and minerals: Peanut is rich in vitamins such as vitamin B 1, vitamin E and nicotinic acid, as well as minerals such as potassium, magnesium and manganese.

Many people are interested in the health care function of peanut coat, so I will say a little more: the components of peanut coat are mainly antioxidant polyphenols such as dietary fiber, protein, fat, proanthocyanidins (the darker the color, the richer the proanthocyanidins).

The above content was answered by Tanida Meng (advocate of natural cereal food), hoping to help everyone.