Can You Still Eat Sprouted Peanuts? A Full Analysis of Nutrition, Benefits and Delicious Recipes

Peanut is a relatively common crop in our country, and it is deeply loved by people because of its high edible value and rich nutritional value. However, because it does not store well, it sprouts very easily. So can sprouted peanuts still be eaten? What benefits and effects do they have? How do you make them delicious?

1. Can sprouted peanuts be eaten?

Sprouted peanuts can be eaten. The specific reasons are as follows:

1. Peanut sprouts are just like mung bean sprouts and can be eaten, and the sprouts of peanuts are also very nutritious, but you must make sure they have not rotted. Peanut sprouts have long been eaten among the people, mainly made into pickles, that is, placed in a sauerkraut jar until they turn sour and then eaten. In the southwestern part of Anhui, every year when new peanuts grow in the soil, some of them will sprout, and people treat those as a delicacy. In some cities, small packages of peanut sprouts sell very well in vegetable supermarkets, and restaurants also have the dish peanut sprouts, but this refers to sprouts about one cun long that have not rotted.

2. When we buy shelled peanuts and see sprouted peanuts, or with peanuts stored at home, we actually do not know on which day they sprouted. The fact that they can sprout shows that the peanuts are in a moist, water-rich state. Such peanuts easily sprout and grow mold, becoming infected with Aspergillus flavus. Therefore, sprouting itself is not toxic, but when sprouting is accompanied by mold, it can form the toxic aflatoxin, which can cause cancer, and cannot be eaten. Sprouting and molding occur under the same condition of relatively high peanut moisture content. Therefore, although there is no cause-and-effect relationship between them, sprouted shelled peanuts have many opportunities to be infected with aflatoxin. Therefore, when buying shelled peanuts, do not eat the sprouted peanuts you see, or stored peanuts at home, but eating a few grains will not cause poisoning immediately.

So, if the sprouting is artificial, then there is no problem. It can be eaten. But if it is moldy sprouting caused by dampness after being left for too long, then it absolutely cannot be eaten.

2. What benefits and effects do peanut sprouts have?

1. What nutritional value do peanut sprouts have?

The energy, protein and crude fat content of peanut sprouts rank first among all kinds of vegetables, and they are rich in vitamins, potassium, calcium, iron, zinc and other minerals, as well as various amino acids and trace elements needed by the human body. They are known as the “longevity fruit sprout”, also called longevity sprout.

(1) Peanut sprouts are rich in nutrients and have unique nutritional and health-care value. They are rich in organic selenium and resveratrol, and also contain abundant amino acids, dietary fiber, minerals, trace elements and multiple vitamins. They have functions such as supplementing selenium, regulating the body's mechanisms, and preventing disease. Regular consumption can provide comprehensive food-health benefits such as anti-aging, anti-cancer, anti-fatigue, aiding digestion, lowering blood lipids, and detoxifying and beautifying the skin.

(2) Peanut sprouts are especially rich in nutrients. Research has found that the resveratrol content of peanut sprouts is 100 times higher than that of peanuts, and dozens or even hundreds of times higher than the resveratrol content in wine. Their health-care value is extremely high, and resveratrol is an important plant phytoalexin, with obvious effects in inhibiting cancer cells, lowering blood lipids, preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases, antioxidant activity, and delaying aging. The nutritional value of peanut sprouts ranks among the top among vegetables.

(3) Peanut sprouts can also hydrolyze the protein in peanuts into amino acids, making them easy for the human body to absorb; the oils are converted into calories, the fat content is greatly reduced, and people afraid of obesity are advised to use them long term. At the same time, the utilization rate of various essential trace elements for the human body is improved.

2. What benefits and effects do peanut sprouts have?

(1) Improve resistance

Peanut sprouts are rich in protein and can enhance the human body's immunity. People who catch colds easily can eat more peanut sprouts, which can effectively improve their own resistance. After eating more, they will not be so easily infected.

(2) Weight loss and beauty

Some girls who love beauty often ask how they can lose weight, and the method they often use is dieting. In fact, dieting is not the best method. After peanuts sprout, their protein decomposes into amino acids, the fat content decreases, and the nutrients become richer and easier for the human body to absorb, thereby achieving weight loss and beauty effects.

(3) Inhibit cancer cells

Once the human body is affected by cancer cells, it is inevitably a fatal blow. So we can effectively prevent the growth of cancer cells by eating more foods with anti-cancer effects, and peanut sprouts are a good choice.

(4) Delay aging

We often say that drinking wine can delay human aging, and from time to time we buy a bottle of wine to drink, which can both beautify the face and preserve health. In fact, the resveratrol content of peanut sprouts is dozens or even hundreds of times higher than the resveratrol content in wine. People who often eat peanut sprouts look younger!

3. How do you make peanut sprouts delicious?

1. Stir-fried peanut sprouts

(1) Remove the root tendrils and outer skin from fresh peanut sprouts, rinse them clean with clear water, and use your hands to snap the peanut sprouts into one-cun sections.

(2) After the water in the pot comes to a boil, add a small spoonful of salt, blanch the peanut sprouts for about half a minute, then remove and drain.

(3) Prepare scallion, ginger, garlic, green pointed chili and red pointed chili, rinse them clean, shred the green pointed chili, red pointed chili and ginger separately, and mince the scallion and garlic.

(4) Heat the wok and pour in sunflower seed oil, add a few Sichuan peppercorns and fry until fragrant, then remove and discard them, then add the shredded ginger and shredded green and red pointed chilies and stir-fry.

(5) Pour the peanut sprouts into the wok and stir-fry quickly over high heat, add a little salt, white sugar and minced garlic and stir-fry a few times.

(6) Before taking it out of the pot, drizzle with a little sesame oil and plate, then sprinkle with minced scallion

2. Plain stir-fried peanut sprouts

(1) Plain stir-fried peanut sprouts are very delicious. Prepare about four hundred grams of peanut sprouts, one red pointed chili, and salt, ginger, scallion, garlic and cooking oil, etc. These seasonings can be used in appropriate amounts.

(2) Wash the peanut sprouts with clear water, then cut all the ginger and scallion into fine shreds, and cut the red pointed chili into small pieces for later use.

(3) Put an appropriate amount of oil in the wok, and after the oil is hot, add the scallion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, then pour the peanut sprouts into the wok and stir-fry. After the peanut sprouts soften, add a small amount of white sugar and light soy sauce, then add an appropriate amount of salt, stir evenly, and take out of the pot.