Among plant proteins, peanut protein is second only to soybean protein in quantity and nutrition, and it is an ideal edible protein resource. It contains eight essential amino acids, among which the content of lysine is 3-8 times higher than that of rice, wheat and corn flour, and the effective utilization rate is 98.96%, which is 20% higher than that of soybean. Peanut protein contains more glutamic acid and aspartic acid, which can promote the development of brain cells and enhance memory. The pure digestibility of peanuts is 87%, which is easy to be digested and absorbed by human body.

Peanut oil is a high-quality edible oil. The oil content of peanut kernel is 44% ~ 58%, and the unsaturated fatty acid content is above 82%. It has strong nutrition and health care functions.

The stems, leaves, shells, seed coats and kernels of peanuts have high medicinal value. Peanut kernel has the functions of invigorating spleen, moistening lung, invigorating middle energizer, invigorating qi, stimulating appetite and stopping bleeding. Eating 10 ~ 20 raw grain can obviously slow down the phenomenon of hyperacidity.