Peanuts

Peanuts are edible seeds that grow underground and are commonly used as a snack and cooking ingredient. They are rich in protein, healthy fats, fiber, and several vitamins and minerals. Peanuts are eaten roasted, boiled, or used in chutneys, sweets, and snacks, and peanut oil is also widely used for cooking.The groundnut or peanut is a species in the family Fabaceae (commonly known as the bean, pea or legume family). Groundnut oil, also known as peanut oil or arachis oil is a mild tasting vegetable oil derived from peanuts. Groundnut oil is a kind of light yellow transparent edible oil with clear color and lecture, pleasant fragrance and good taste, is relatively easy to digest. Groundnut oil contains more than 80% unsaturated fatty acids (including 41.2%oleic acid and 37.6%linoleic acid). It also contains 19.9% of palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid and other unsaturated fatty acids. The fatty acid composition of peanut oil is relatively good, therefore it is easy for human bodies to digest and absorb. The groundnut is an annual herbaceous plant growing 30 to 50 cm (1.0 to 1.6 ft) tall. The leaves are opposite, pinnate with flour leaflets (two opposite pairs; no teminal leaflet); each leaflet is 1 to 7 cm (% to 2% in) long and 1to 3 cm (% to 1 inch)across.Peanuts have high oil content (45% - 52%) compared too many other oil seed crops