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Are peanuts eaten raw? It's best to cook it.
Boiled peanuts are the most nutritious

The phytochemicals contained in peanuts have strong antioxidant properties and can prevent cell degenerative diseases, including cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

After analyzing the edible chemicals in boiled peanuts, raw peanuts, dried peanuts and roasted peanuts, it was found that the content of boiled peanuts was the highest.

The content of chemical substances that can prevent diseases in boiled peanuts is more than 4 times that of raw flowers, dried peanuts and roasted peanuts.

Nutritional components and functions of peanuts

1, the fat content in peanuts is 44%~45%, the protein content is 24%~36%, and the sugar content is about 20%.

2. Peanut is also rich in vitamins B2, PP, A, D, E, calcium, iron, zinc and selenium. , and contains thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinic acid and other vitamins.

3, the mineral content is also very rich, especially containing essential amino acids, which can promote the development of brain cells, enhance memory, effectively delay the premature aging of the human body and have anti-aging effects.

4. Peanut is rich in calcium, which can promote the development of children's bones and prevent the bone degradation of the elderly.

5. Selenium, a trace element in peanuts, and resveratrol, another bioactive substance, can prevent and treat tumor diseases, and are also chemopreventive agents for reducing platelet aggregation, preventing and treating atherosclerosis and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Vitamin K in peanuts can stop bleeding.

6. Peanut red can inhibit fibrinolysis, increase platelet content, improve platelet quality, improve coagulation factor deficiency and promote hematopoietic function of bone marrow.

References:

People's Network "Boiled peanuts are the most resistant to diseases, and fried peanuts should be eaten less."

People's Network "Fresh peanuts are best boiled in shells"