Peanuts and Their Nutritional Aspects—A Review
By V. Settaluri, C. Kandala, N. Puppala, J. Sundaram. 2012
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Peanut is a legume crop that belongs to the family of Fabaceae, genus Arachis, and botanically named as Arachis hypogaea. Peanuts are consumed in many forms such as boiled peanuts, peanut oil, peanut butter, roasted peanuts, and added peanut meal in snack food, energy bars and candies. Peanuts are considered as a vital source of nutrients. Nutrition plays an important role in growth and energy gain of living organisms. Peanuts are rich in calories and contain many nutrients, minerals, antioxidants, and vitamins that are essential for optimum health. All these biomolecules are essential for pumping vital nutrients into the human body for sustaining normal health. This paper presents an overview of the peanut composition in terms of the constituent biomolecules, and their biological functions. This paper also discusses about the relationship between consumption of peanuts and their effect on human metabolism and physiology. It highlights the usefulness of considering peanuts as an essential component in human diet considering its nutritional values.
Subfields: Animal Science and Zoology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Plant Science
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- Plant-based milk alternatives an emerging segment of functional beverages: a review (2016, background): “Peanuts contain 21.5 % carbohydrates, 49.6 % fats, 23.68 % proteins and 8 % crude fibre (Settaluri et al. 2012).”