Health Benefits of Peanuts

What are the health benefits and vitamins in peanuts?

Vitamins in Peanuts

→ The peanut or groundnut is very rich in nutrients.
→ The peanut was probably first domesticated and cultivated in the valleys of Paraguay.
→ The health benefits of consuming peanuts include a reduced risk of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, degenerative nerve diseases, and control of Alzheimer"™s disease.
Vitamins In Peanuts
→ Peanuts helps in decreasing hypertension, and the risk of contracting viral and fungal infections, and reduces Risk of Gallstones.
→ Peanut butter contains B-sitosterol, a phytosterol that has a great property of fighting against cancer.

Detailed here the vitamin sources of Peanuts.

VitaminsUnitValue per 100g
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg0.0
Thiamin mg0.640
Riboflavin mg0.135
Niacin mg12.066
Vitamin B-6 mg0.348
Folate, DFE µg240
Vitamin B-12 µg0.00
Vitamin A, RAE µg0
Vitamin A, IU IU0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) mg8.33
Vitamin D (D2 + D3) µg0.0
Vitamin D IU0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) µg0.0


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