The oil yield of peanut in oil crops is much higher than that of other oil crops, and the oil yield is as high as 45%-50%, while that of soybean is 14%- 16%. Even for transgenic soybeans, the oil yield is about 18%. The relative content of oleic acid in peanuts is as high as 50%. Oleic acid is beneficial to human cardiovascular system, and can reduce hyperlipidemia and harmful cholesterol without affecting or increasing beneficial cholesterol.
China is the largest consumer of peanut oil in the world. According to statistics from 2002 to 2005, the annual output of peanut oil in the world was about 5.2 million tons, and in 2002-2005, it was 2.2-2.3 million tons in China, with China accounting for nearly 40%. In the same period, the annual consumption of peanut oil in China was 1.85- 1.9 million tons.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-peanuts