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The composition of peanuts


  Peanuts, also known as peanuts, are native to South America. There are more than 100 countries in the world where peanuts are cultivated. It is the most common in Asia, followed by Africa. According to Chinese literature on peanuts, the cultivation history is about 100 years earlier than Europe. Peanuts are known as "vegetable meat", with an oil content of up to 50%, good quality and a delicate smell. In addition to food, it is also used in the printing and dyeing and papermaking industries. Peanuts are also a traditional Chinese medicine, which is suitable for malnutrition, spleen and stomach disorders, cough, phlegm, and lack of milk. The cultivation and management of peanuts is relatively strong.
  Peanuts have higher calories than meat, 20% higher than milk, and 40% higher than eggs. Others such as protein, riboprotein, calcium, phosphorus, and iron are also higher than milk, meat, and eggs. Peanuts also contain vitamins A, B, E, K, etc., as well as lecithin, protein amino acids, choline and oleic acid, arachidic acid, fatty acids, palmitic acid, etc.