Peanuts

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The peanut is a native to the Western Hemisphere, originating in South America and expanding throughout the New World as Spanish explorers discovered the peanuts versatility. Later, traders were responsible for spreading the peanut to Asia and Africa. The peanut made its way to North America on sailing ships in the ***0′s.

Expansion, development, harvesting, shelling, and processing techniques played a major role in the peanut industry at the end of the *9th century. Peanut products peanut oil, roasted and salted peanuts, peanut butter, and confections were in demand by the *0th century. Today there are more than **0 uses for peanuts from recipes to institutional, baking, industrial, and confectionery products.