What is Peanuts ?

The peanut, also known as the groundnut, is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. They go by a variety of names, such as groundnuts, earthnuts, and goobers. Despite their name, peanuts are unrelated to tree nuts. As a legume, they’re related to beans, lentils, and soy.

In the developped world, peanuts are rarely eaten raw. Instead, they are most often consumed roasted or as peanut butter. 
Other peanut products include peanut oil, flour, and protein. These goods are used in a variety of foods, such as desserts, cakes, confectionery, snacks, and sauces.

Nutrition Facts

Here are the nutrition facts for 3.5 ounces (100 grams) of raw peanuts:

• Calories: 567
• Water: 7%
• Protein: 25.8 grams
• Carbs: 16.1 grams
• Sugar: 4.7 grams
• Fiber: 8.5 grams
• Fat: 49.2 grams
• Saturated: 6.28 grams
• Monounsaturated: 24.43 grams
• Polyunsaturated: 15.56 grams
• Omega-3: 0 grams
• Omega-6: 15.56 grams
• Trans: 0 grams

Health Benefits

Peanuts are rich in protein, fat, and various healthy nutrients. Studies show that peanuts may even be useful for weight loss and are linked to a reduced risk of heart disease.

Market Potential:

Flavored and roasted nuts are heavily used in daily routine and across various industries like peanut butter, nut-based chocolates, sweets, and as intermediate to many other food products. There is a growing demand of pure/unadulterated roasted and flavored nuts from the customers who are increasingly informed these days.

With various food standards such as FSSAI, FSMS, ISI and ISO standards implementation, there can be huge market growth for manufacturer.