Peanut
Description
Peanut also, monkey nut, ground nut, the edible pod or seed of the legume Arachis hypogaea. Peanuts are higher in a niacin and biotin than any nut, and in fact is not a nut itself, but rather a legume.
Caloric Content
| 1 | 2 | |
| Calories: | 838 | 161 |
| Protein: | 37.7 | 7.29 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | 29.7 | 4.60 gm |
| Fiber: | 3.89 | 1.39 gm |
| Total fats: | 70.1 | 13.97 gm |
| Saturated fats: | 15.4 | 1.938 gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | 50.5 | 11.338 gm |
| Cholesterol: | - | 0 mg |
1. Raw - 1 cup, 144 grams
2. Dried - 1 ounce, 28.4 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | 2 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | trace | 0 | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | .46 | .189 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | .19 | .037 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | .576 | .084 | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | 0 | 0 | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | 49 | - | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | 24.6 | 4.019 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | 3 | .785 | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | .103 | 28.6 | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | - | 0 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | 9.36 | - | 30 IU |
1. Raw - 1 cup, 144 grams
2. Dried - 1 ounce, 28.4 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | 2 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | 104 | 17 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | .62 | .285 | 2 mg |
| Iron: | 3.2 | .92 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | 252 | 51 | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | 2.17 | .316 | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 586 | 109 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 1009 | 204 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 7 | 5 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | - | .93 | 15 mg |
1. Raw - 1 cup, 144 grams
2. Dried - 1 ounce, 28.4 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | 2 | |
| Tryptophan: | - | .088 gm |
| Threonine: | - | .211 gm |
| Isoleucine: | - | .283 gm |
| Leucine: | - | .548 gm |
| Lysine: | - | .282 gm |
| Methionine: | - | .075 gm |
| Cysteine: | - | .093 gm |
| Phenylalanine: | - | .417 gm |
| Tyrosine: | - | .350 gm |
| Valine: | - | .330 gm |
| Arginine: | - | .982 gm |
| Histidine: | - | .212 gm |
| Alanine: | - | .322 gm |
| Aspartic acid: | - | .980 gm |
| Glutamic acid: | - | 1.731 gm |
| Glycine: | - | .504 gm |
| Proline: | - | .354 gm |
| Serine: | - | .407 gm |
1. Raw - 1 cup, 144 grams
2. Dried - 1 ounce, 28.4 grams
References
Kirschmann, John D. Nutrition Almanac: Nutrition Search. McGraw-Hill: New York. 1984.
Kreutner, Patricia A. Nutrition In Perspective. Prentice-Hall: Englewood Cliffs. 1980.
United States Department of Agriculture. 1984. Composition of Foods: Nut and Seed Products-Raw-Processed-Prepared. Wash, D.C.
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