The groundnut or peanut is one of the importan legume crops of tropical and semiarid tropical countries, where it provides a major souce of edible oil and vegetable protein. Groundnut Kernel contains ****3% oil and ****6% protein. Inida, China, Nigeria, Gambia, Senegal and USA are the major groundnut producing countries. There are two most common names used for this crop i.e. groundnut or peanut. The term groundnut is used in most countries of Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia, whie in north and south America it is commonly referred to as peanut.

In India the important groundnut cultivating states are Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Groundnut are used in various forms, which include groundnut oil, roasted and salted groundnut, boiled or raw groundnut or as a paste populary known as groundnut or peanut butter. Groundnut oil is the most important product of the crop, which is used for both domestic and industrial purposes. About *5% of the world groundnut productiion is used in extraction of edible oil.

TYPES OF PEANUTS/GROUNDNUT KERNELS

GROUNDNUT IN SHELL, BOLD AND JAVA AND BLANCHED

Java types are smaller in size, roundnin shape and pinkish in colour compared to Bold type. The later are longer and bigger in size having dar reddish colour.

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