Benefits of peanuts

Benefits of peanuts. Peanuts are the toast of many people not just in Africa, but globally. As to whether you enjoy it fried, roasted or boiled fresh ones, you will enjoy it all the same with some excitement. Let us explore peanuts.

Like most real foods, peanut contains more than just the basic vitamins and minerals. It also contains plenty of other biologically active nutrients, which can have some health benefits.

• PEANUTS ARE FULL OF ANTIOXIDANTS

The role of antioxidants cannot be overemphasized. The antioxidants present in peanuts is voluminous and the quality is high, some of them are p-coumaric. This is a type of acid that helps to beat down the development of arthritis according to some studies.

One other antioxidant contained in peanuts is reveratrol. This is the compound that helps you to reduce drastically the chances of you getting heart related conditions.. Apart from that it also provides assistance in reducing the chances of getting other chronic conditions according to some research work.

A WORD OF CAUTION

This part of this piece is to caution consumers of peanut about eating peanut that has not been processed at all. These could contain what  is known as aflatoxins per some studies. Aflatoxins could be dangerous to your health. This is because of the chance of them having a certain type of mold, this mold is called aspergillus. Aspergillus is the root source of aflatoxins and is rated as one of the potential hazards to human health.

Per information from the National Cancer Institute in the United States, there is yet to be any disease linked to these aflatoxins in the USA, but in less developed parts of the world this is not the case. According to some research work, some countries in other parts of the world have recorded such cases.

Because of this, eat peanut that is unprocessed with care.