What are the health benefits and 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.
→ 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.
Vitamins | Unit | Value per 100g |
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Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | mg | 0.0 |
Thiamin | mg | 0.640 |
Riboflavin | mg | 0.135 |
Niacin | mg | 12.066 |
Vitamin B-6 | mg | 0.348 |
Folate, DFE | µg | 240 |
Vitamin B-12 | µg | 0.00 |
Vitamin A, RAE | µg | 0 |
Vitamin A, IU | IU | 0 |
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | mg | 8.33 |
Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | µg | 0.0 |
Vitamin D | IU | 0 |
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | µg | 0.0 |