14 Great Properties of Peanuts for Health

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Egbert Haynes
14 Great Properties of Peanuts for Health

There are certain people, and more often in certain countries, who eat peanuts as if they were an ordinary legume, but some do not know that it is considered one of the most beneficial foods for health and one of the most nutritious nuts in the world..

Better known as peanut, there are multiple peanut benefits. In this article I am going to comment on several of them and it is that many of the scientific studies carried out on this fruit have demonstrated several of its nutritional properties.

Although it is known for its high calorie index, it should be noted that it has a great concentration of nutrients.

Compared to meat, peanuts stand out for their high concentration of vitamins and minerals. A grain or a portion of its butter contains a large part of the nutrients that your body needs every day.

Another of its great advantages and the reason why more and more people consume it is that it has a high percentage of antioxidants, which help delay and prevent cellular aging.

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Main properties of peanuts for health

Great caloric intake

You will get a lot of energy, that is, it provides a large caloric intake, since it contains large amounts of vitamins, minerals and nutrients, which generate considerable amounts of energy, for your body.

Prevents stomach cancer

Prevents stomach cancer, due to its concentration of antioxidants, which can be fully absorbed when the fruit is in a cooked state, since the increase in bioachanin is 2 times greater.

Protects your skin

The amount of vitamin E, which is concentrated in peanuts, helps to rebuild skin cells, keeping it smoother, with a smooth and healthy texture..

Natural source of minerals

Helps produce calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, copper and selenium that your body needs, to counteract other diseases that occur due to lack of these minerals.

Natural multivitamin

It is a natural multivitamin for your body, since it contains vitamins, including the B complex, riboflavin, vitamin B6 and B9, thiamine and many more that your body needs to replenish every day.

Prevents weight gain

It is known that men and women, who eat peanut butter or roasted peanuts, at least twice a week have a lower risk of obesity than those who do not eat this product.

If you eat properly, it will help you distribute the minerals in the food you eat, always ingesting moderate amounts.

Reduces the risk of colon cancer

Researchers suggest, especially to women, eating at least two to three tablespoons of peanut butter 3 times a week, as it helps maintain healthy intestinal flora.

This will reduce the risk of colon cancer by 70%. It is known that the risk of constipation and these types of cancer are more common in women, since men have more hormones that help them reduce that risk naturally.

Helps fight depression

Low serotonin levels have been shown to be the cause of neurological depression. That is why eating peanuts frequently increases the release of tryptophan, which is the chemical that fights depression..

9-Helps you reduce cholesterol. Peanuts by nature reduce that cholesterol that is harmful to your body and its function is to increase good cholesterol, all this due to the natural fat that peanuts have and also have large amounts of oleic acids.

Helps growth

Due to its concentration of vitamins and amino acids that your body needs to produce human growth hormone.

Prevents heart disease and nervous system diseases

Peanuts also contain polyphenolic antioxidant, the antioxidant chemical that prevents heart problems and heart disease, greatly reducing Alzheimer's and infectious diseases..

Prevents strokes

Prevents the production of nitric acids, which cause heart-related diseases and cause poor pumping of blood and oxygen that the brain needs.

Reduces the appearance of gallstones in the gallbladder

A tablespoon of peanut butter or a considerable portion of its seed reduces and prevents the development of stones in the gallbladder.

They are small stones, sometimes the size of a golf ball, which are usually very painful and cause problems in the excretory system. 

Natural regulator of sugars in your body

It has a high concentration of magnesium, which helps the metabolism distribute fat properly, converting sugars into healthy fats.

In order to take full advantage of all these benefits, it is recommended that you eat small amounts per week. 

Nutritional properties and vitamins (per 100 grams)

  • Dietary fiber-9g.
  • Fat-48 g.
  • Proteins-25 g.
  • Carbohydrates-21 g.
  • Sugars-0.
  • Pantothenic acid (vit. B5) -1.8 mg (36%).
  • Water-4.26 g.
  • Calcium-62 mg (6%).
  • Phosphorus-336 mg (48%).
  • Potassium-332mg (7%).
  • Thiamine (vit. B1) -0.6 mg (46%).
  • Niacin (vit. B3) -12.9 mg (86%).
  • Vitamin B6-0.3 mg (23%).
  • Vitamin C-0 mg (0%).
  • Iron-2mg (16%).
  • Magnesium-184mg (50%).
  • Phosphorus-336 mg (48%).
  • Potassium-332mg (7%).
  • Magnesium-184mg (50%).
  • Phosphorus-336 mg (48%).
  • Zinc-3.3 mg (33%).

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