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Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Beans & pulses · Fabaceae family

  • 588kcal
  • 23.2 gprotein
  • 8 gfibre

Per 100 g, raw.

How to buy, store and cook peanut on GlobeCooks →

What 100 g is made of

  • Protein 23.2 g
  • Fat 43.3 g
  • Carbohydrate 26.5 g
  • Water and other 7 g

“Water and other” is what is left of 100 g after protein, fat and carbohydrate (mostly water, plus ash).

Vitamins and minerals in 100 g

Bars show the share of the US adult daily value. The rank compares 260 ingredients.

Where it comes from

Native to: South America

  1. 1800sPeanut cultivation reached Europe through Spain during the 19th century.Spain, Europe
  2. 1800sPeanuts were sold at fairs and from pushcarts in North America during the 19th century.Northern America

Used in GlobeCooks dishes from: Asia (22), Africa (4)

Native range and history are drawn from Wikipedia and Wikidata by GlobeCooks.

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Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (food 172430, 2515376), public domain. Identity: Wikidata Q3621199. Compiled by GlobeCooks.

Peanut: nutrition per 100 g and where it comes from · Open Data Finder