A Review of the Nutritional Value of Peanuts.

Introduction: Peanuts have long been hailed as "vegetable meat" and "the gourmet among vegetarian foods." Experts state that their nutritional value is higher than that of grain crops, eating peanuts can help control appetite, and peanuts are a healthy food. The monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats they contain are beneficial for heart health.

Many people mistakenly believe that peanuts are a food that easily causes weight gain. However, research from Harvard University has proven that peanuts are a staple in the diets of those trying to lose weight, and peanut products are also a daily favorite among the general population of the United States.

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Research indicates that people who eat more peanuts can reduce their risk of coronary heart disease by 35%. Researchers believe that peanuts are rich in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, and in conjunction with other components like amino acids, they can lower the levels of low-density lipoprotein, leading to a healthier heart.

The European Union recently published Commission Regulation (EU) No 1226/2014, approving a health claim for unsaturated fatty acids that they can lower cholesterol. It states, "Replacing saturated fatty acids in the diet with unsaturated fatty acids can reduce blood cholesterol, which is a risk factor for the development of coronary heart disease."

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Furthermore, the zinc content in peanuts is generally higher than in other oil crops. A food composition table released by the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, which is an executor of a National Natural Science Foundation of China project, shows that every 100 grams of peanut oil contains as much as 8.48 milligrams of zinc. This content is 37 times that of salad oil, 16 times that of rapeseed oil, and 7 times that of soybean oil. Zinc can promote children's brain development, enhance the brain's memory function, activate brain cells in middle-aged and elderly people, and effectively delay premature aging in the human body, possessing anti-aging properties.

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