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Health benefits of peanuts-Reason why you should start eating peanuts

Introduction You know how it is when you are hawking groundnuts by the roadside as a small child, and some people will be shouting "no, don't buy from that girl, groundnut go give your pikin pimples," meanwhile that same aunty will turn around and buy suya loaded with more oil than the entire groundnut basket combined. That is exactly the kind of confusion surrounding peanuts in many of our communities till today. A wide range of persons perceive peanut to be unhealthy food. To some, peanut causes pimples yet to so many others, regular consumption of peanut leads to malaria. Peanut is an excellent food with a high percentage of different nutrients, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Peanut is a legume we should enjoy and snack on regularly, not because of its palatability but due to its loads of nutrients. Read on to find out why you should start consuming peanut and its products. Table of Contents What Is Peanut Uses Of Peanut Nutritive Va...