Peanuts are widely used
as seed oil in India. Since they are obtained from the earth, they are also
called as groundnuts and also known as ‘मूंगफली‘ in Hindi, ‘पल्लेलु ‘ in Telugu, ‘कडलई ‘ in Tamil, ‘सींगदाना ‘ in Gujarati and ‘शेंगदाणे ‘ in Marathi. Peanuts are available around
the year and almost everywhere in India.
Peanuts are also eaten
as snacks in many households in India. In actuality, peanuts are actually
legumes. But since they have all the properties of nuts like almonds, cashew
nuts, etc., these are also included in the family of nuts.
Health Benefits Of
Peanuts:
Here are some of the
well-known health benefits of Peanuts.
1. Full of Energy:
Peanuts have vitamins
, minerals, nutrients and
anti-oxidants and thus are full of energy.
2. Cholesterol:
It decreases bad
cholesterol and increases good cholesterol in the body. Peanuts have mono-unsaturated fatty acids oleic acid that
prevents coronary diseases.
3. Development:
Peanuts are rich in proteins. The amino acids present in them are good for
proper growth and development of body .
4. Prevents Stomach Cancer:
Poly-phenolic
anti-oxidants are found in the peanuts in rich concentrations. P-Coumaric acid
has the power to reduce the risk of
stomach cancer by decreasing the productions of carcinogenic nitrous-amines .
5. Fights against Heart problems,
Nerves problems, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Infections:
A poly-phenolic
anti-oxidant, Resveratrol found in peanuts prevents heart problems, cancers, nervous diseases and viral or fungal infections efficiently
6. Decrses the Chance of Stroke:
The anti-oxidant,
Resveratrol in peanuts prevents heart attacks by increasing the production of nitric oxide .
7. Anti-oxidants:
Peanuts have
anti-oxidants in high concentrations . These anti-oxidants become active when
peanuts are boiled. There is a 2-fold raise in Biochanin-A and 4-fold increase
in Genistein content. These lessen the damage done by free radicals produced in
the body.
8. Skin protection:
Vitamin E in peanuts maintains
the integrity of cells of mucous membrane and the skin. This protects them from
free radicals which cause great harm.
9. Vitamins:
Peanuts include B
complex, vitamins like niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, vitamin B6, vitamin B9,
pantothenic acid etc.
10. Minerals:
पोटाशियम, मग्निशिय्म, copper, calcium, magnesium, iron, selenium and
zinc are some of the minerals found in peanuts. These pay an important role in
many other body functions.
11. Gall Stones:
An ounce of peanuts each
week can put aside you from gall stones or gallbladder diseases with 25% cheap
risk. This amazing health advantage of peanuts keeps all the diseases at
bay.
Many
other health benefits of peanuts are it reduces Risk of Weight Gain, Colon Cancer, helps in
Fertility, regulates Blood Sugar, fights Depression
