Are peanuts nuts?

Peanuts, also known as peanuts, evergreen fruits, muddy beans, adzuki beans, etc., belong to the Rosaceae annual herbs, with erect stems or creeping stems, mainly distributed in Brazil, China, Egypt and other places, and can be used as raw materials for cosmetics such as soap and hair oil. according to the size of peanut seeds, peanuts are divided into two types: big peanuts and small peanuts. Let's take a look at whether peanuts are nuts.

Are peanuts nuts?

Peanuts are nuts. Peanut is a kind of nut which is rich in production and widely eaten in China. The fruit contains protein, fat, sugar, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin K, mineral calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients. It contains 8 kinds of amino acids and unsaturated fatty acids needed by the human body, including lecithin, choline, carotene, crude fiber and other substances. The fat content is 44% 45%, and the protein content is 24% 36%. Sugar content is about 20%, rich in vitamin B2, PP, A, D, E, calcium and iron, and contains thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and other vitamins, which can promote the development of human brain cells and enhance memory.

Dietotherapy value of peanuts

1. Reduce cholesterol: linoleic acid contained in peanut oil can decompose cholesterol in the body into bile acid and expel it from the body, avoid cholesterol deposition in the body, and reduce the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases caused by cholesterol exceeding the normal value in the human body.

2. Delaying human aging: the content of zinc in peanut fruit is generally higher than that of other oil crops. Zinc can promote children's brain development, enhance the memory function of the brain, activate middle-aged and elderly brain cells, delay premature aging and anti-aging.

3. Promote children's bone development: peanut fruit is rich in calcium, promote children's bone development and prevent the occurrence of skeletal degenerative diseases in the elderly.

4. Tumor prevention: resveratrol in peanut fruit and peanut oil. It is a natural chemical preventive agent for tumor diseases, which can reduce platelet aggregation, prevent and treat atherosclerosis, cardio-cerebrovascular diseases.

Medicinal value of Peanut

1. Aging resistance: catechin and lysine contained in peanut fruits have an anti-aging effect on the human body.

2. Coagulation and hemostasis: peanut fruit coat contains oil, a variety of vitamins, substances that shorten clotting time, can resist the dissolution of fibrin, has the function of promoting bone marrow to produce platelets, and has hemostatic effect on a variety of hemorrhagic diseases. it has a certain therapeutic effect on the primary disease and is beneficial to the hematopoiesis of the human body.

3. Nourishing blood and dredging milk: the fatty oil and protein in peanut fruit have the effect of nourishing qi and blood and nourishing milk for women with insufficient postpartum milk.

4. Promote development: the content of calcium in peanut fruit is very high, and calcium is the main component of human skeleton, so eating more peanuts can promote the growth and development of human body.

5. Enhance memory: lecithin and cephalin in peanut fruit are important substances needed by the nervous system, which can delay the decline of brain function, inhibit platelet agglutination and prevent cerebral thrombosis. Experiments have proved that eating peanuts regularly can improve blood circulation, enhance memory and delay aging.