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Peanut Nutrition. 1  Peanuts and peanut butter are full of nutrition and contain protein, mostly good fats, fiber and more than 30 essential vitamins and nutrients, and fit into a balanced diet. 2  For more resources, jump to the bottom of the page.
All parts of the peanut plant can be used. The peanut, grown primarily for human consumption, has several uses as whole seeds or is processed to make peanut butter, oil, and other products. The seed contains 25 to 32% protein (average of 25% digestible protein) and 42 to 52% oil. A pound of peanuts is high in food energy and provides approximately the same energy value as 2 pounds of beef, 1.5 pounds of Cheddar cheese, 9 pints of milk, or 36 medium-size eggs (Woodroof, 1983).