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Nuts and seeds holds a major part of our diet. These are used in different forms, and are highly nutritious. Today our topic is on groundnut which is also known as 'peanut'.
Introduction to Groundnut:
The groundnut belongs to the pea and bean family, and is a legume plant. The plant is a variable annual herb, which grows up-to 50 cm in height. The botanical name is Arachis hypogaea.
It is also called Mungphali, peanut, monkeynut, ground pea and many more.
8 How the plant develops fruit?
The flowers of the plant, develop a stalk which enters into the soil. It forms a pod containing generally two seeds. They become mature in about two months, signing as the leaves turning yellow.
The plant is then removed from the earth and allowed to dry. After three to six weeks, they are separated from the plant.
7 Where Groundnut is found?
India is the leading producer of peanuts, which produces about 40 per cent of peanuts all over the world. It is native to South America, where it has been cultivated for several centuries.
6 Nutrients in Groundnut:
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Thank you sharing health benefits of groundnut. I had made it my supper/dinner for 1-2 months and it surprisingly helped me in losing weight. Although I was doing regular exercise in the morning too, but boiled peanuts surely helped. Now, i like its taste specially with black salt and green chili 😛