Peanut kernels
Peanuts are also known as the seeds of peanuts (commonly known as peanut kernels or peanuts). Peanuts nourish and benefit people and help them live longer. Therefore, they are also called "longevity fruits" in the folk. Peanut is a kind of food with high nutrition, which can be comparable to some animal foods such as eggs, milk and meat. It contains a lot of protein and fat, with the protein content of 25%~36% and the fat content of 40%. Peanut also contains rich vitamins B2, PP, A, D, E, calcium and iron. Peanuts contain a large amount of unsaturated fatty acids, which are suitable for making various nutritious foods. They are important raw materials for more than 100 kinds of foods. In addition to squeezing oil, it can also be fried, fried, boiled, and made into peanut cakes, as well as various sweets and cakes.
| Country of origin | Oil content | Admixture | Split seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 45%Min | 1%Max | 5%Max(Including the broken ones) |
| FFA | Moisture | AFLATOXINS | |
| 0.75%Max | 6%Max | 20ppb Max |
Peanut is widely used, mainly for oil (50.47%), edible (46.83%), feed (6.8%) three main uses in China.
1) Edible function: The deep processed peanut products in China mainly include peanut butter, peanut drinks and peanut protein. Peanut butter is mainly used for export and is increasingly popular in the domestic market. Peanut drinks have the fragrance of peanut, without the beany and astringent taste of soybean milk, and are easily accepted by consumers. There are many kinds of peanut protein products, mainly including powdered peanut protein, such as peanut flour, protein concentrate, and protein isolate.
2) Oil function: The main use of peanuts is still oil pressing, and the amount of peanuts used for oil accounts for 53% of the flower production. Among oil crops in China, the oil yield of peanut is about 40%, and the oil yield of peanut is the highest among oil crops.
