Peanuts

It is a pulse belonging to the legume family; the peanut plant produces yellow, orange, cream or white flowers which produce ‘pegs’, characteristic floral structures which sink into the ground to grow the pod. The pods can reach up to 10 cm (4 in) in length and can contain between 1 and 5 seeds. The peanut plant can reach 0.6 m (2 ft) in height depending on the variety and as an annual plant, survives only one growing season. Peanut may also be referred to as groundnut, monkey nut or earth nut.

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Description

Product Name: – Groundnut

Botanical Name: – Arachis hypogaea

HS Code:– 120210

Local Productions: Approx 2, 886, 987 MTS/Yrly

Quality Standards

Moisture content: – 10% max

Mould/Decay: – 0.2% max

Impurities: – 1% max

Specifications
  • Calories: 567
  • Water: 7%
  • Protein: 25.8 grams
  • Carbs: 16.1 grams
  • Sugar: 4.7 grams
  • Fiber: 8.5 grams
  • Fat: 49.2 grams
    • Saturated: 6.28 grams
    • Monounsaturated: 24.43 grams
    • Polyunsaturated: 15.56 grams
    • Omega-3: 0 grams
    • Omega-6: 15.56 grams
    • Trans: 0 grams

Package

Clean jute bags are used in packaging the groundnut with the husk while the groundnuts without the husk are package with clean propylene woven bags.

Uses

Cooking oil
animal feeds
snacks as food
industrial use

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