Peanuts are called convenient, tasty, healthy and affordable nuts. These four words are not often used together when describing a product. But peanuts, which are very high in calories, are an exception.
Peanuts are the most famous and popular of all types of nuts sold in the United States, and perhaps Russia already. Roasted peanuts are added to many dishes , the caloric content of which is also very high. Eat just a small handful of its kernels and recharge with both protein and fiber for the whole day. In addition to consuming 200 calories, you are supplying your body with an impressive list of highly nutritious substances.
Peanuts (peanuts) (Arachis Hypogaea), a member of the legume family. If you believe the historical information, then it was first cultivated in the valleys of South America, in what is now Peru. This nut grows very unusual. Starting his life as a flower, he, because of the great weight, bends to the ground and ... burrows into it, continuing to develop already in its depths. Under the ground, the ripening of the fetus itself occurs.
On the planet, peanuts, whose caloric content is quite impressive, have many names. The word "peanut" itself comes from the word "nguba" - that is how it is called in the Bantu language, which is spoken in some parts of the African continent. In other places of the planet it is called "peas", "monkey nut", "dwarf nut", "pork nut". But the most common name is, of course, “peanuts” - “peanuts”. Often the name of the nut is also used in a figurative sense. It means something cheap, small, secondary.
According to archaeologists, for the first time, peanuts were cultivated in South America, on the territory of modern Paraguay and Bolivia. In the nature of these countries, wild peanuts are present today. In the pre-Columbian era, many Native American cultures, like the Moche culture, often depicted peanuts in their drawings. After all, how many calories are in peanuts (from 200 to 550) - but they have not yet made a single person fat. The most ancient peanut specimens are those found in Peru. Their age is about 7600 years.
If the peanuts are not properly maintained or processed poorly, aflatoxins, which are very harmful to the human body, can appear on the walnut surface, which can arise when the fruit is damaged by one of three types of mold: Aspergillus Flavus, Aspergillus Parasiticus or Aspergilus Nomius. It is found not only in contaminated peanuts, but also in contaminated corn, as well as in various products made from these products.
These nuts have many uses. In addition to the fact that peanuts, whose caloric content is quite high, can simply be used as food, it is part of various solvents, oils, medical drugs, medicines, and various textile materials. There are many different confectionery products made on the basis of peanuts: peanut crumbs, peanut butter. Here you can add regular, salted, as well as roasted peanuts. And who doesn't like peanut sweets or peanut butter cookies? In the bars, walnut kernels serve as a snack for cocktails, salted kernels - for beer. Often it is added as a side dish to the second lunch dish.
Very common is salted roasted peanuts, the calorie content of which is also quite high. It can often be seen on sale packed in a plastic bag or closed in a sealed iron can. Due to its cheapness, recently it has been the main ingredient in dishes that were previously prepared on the basis of Brazil nuts, walnuts, and cashew nuts.
Recently, boiled peanuts are gaining popularity in the United States. This delicacy, consisting of an unpeeled green nut cooked in brine, is used as an independent snack.