What are the benefits and effects of peanuts, will eating too many make you fat, and the eight major benefits of eating them regularly
In our hometown, peanuts are often called "groundnuts," and right now it is also the peanut harvest season. When I was little, every time this season came around, my grandmother would wash the peanuts she had dug up and boil them for us to eat, saying they had the effect of enriching the blood. So are you clear on the 5 major benefits and 3 major effects of peanuts? Will eating too many make you fat? What benefits does eating peanuts regularly have for the body?
I. Introduction to Peanuts
1. When do peanuts bloom and bear fruit?
Peanuts generally bloom in June, and the fruit usually matures and can be harvested in August. However, due to regional differences between north and south, the times of blooming and fruiting will vary slightly, but not by much; the whole process is completed over the three months from June to August.
2. When were peanuts introduced to China?
Peanuts were introduced to China during the Ming Dynasty, that is, during the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang.
3. Where are China's main peanut-producing areas distributed?
Peanuts in China are mainly distributed in Shandong, Hebei, Hunan, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Henan, Sichuan, Jilin, Guangxi, Guangdong and other places.
4. How high is the calorie content of peanuts?
Peanuts have 298 kcal/100g, specifically including the following:
| Peanut calories |
| Fat 25.40 g |
| Riboflavin 0.04 g |
| Sodium 3.70 g |
| Fiber 7.70 g |
| Phosphorus 250.00 g |
| Protein 12.00 g |
| Iron 3.40 g |
| Vitamin E 2.93 g |
| Zinc 1.79 |
II. What are the benefits and effects of peanuts?
1. The main benefits of peanuts
(1) Peanut benefit: lowering cholesterol
We all know that peanuts can be pressed for oil, and that is because peanuts contain oleic acid, which can suppress cholesterol in the human body, thereby lowering cholesterol.
(2) Peanut benefit: anti-aging
This is because peanuts are rich in protein, and eating them regularly can achieve an anti-aging effect. Girls especially, after turning 25, worry about bodily aging and can eat more peanuts in daily life.
(3) Peanut benefit: enriching the blood
We all know that girls have those few days every month, and eating peanuts can achieve a blood-enriching effect.
(4) Peanut benefit: improving the brain's memory
This is because peanuts contain amino acids, which can effectively help the human brain improve memory. Children and the elderly especially, who have poor memory, can eat some peanuts to improve it.
(5) Peanut benefit: promoting growth
If a child is not growing tall, that is also a problem that gives adults a headache; at such times, eating an appropriate amount of peanuts can promote the body's growth.
2. The main effects of peanuts
(1) Peanut effect: preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
Peanuts contain resveratrol, which can reduce platelet aggregation and can prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. This kind of disease generally occurs in middle-aged and elderly people over 50.
(2) Peanut effect: moistening the lungs and nourishing the stomach
Eating some peanuts in autumn and winter can warm and nourish the stomach and prevent stomach cold. The best way to eat them is to cook peanut porridge and drink it.
(3) Peanut effect: bone marrow hematopoiesis
Eating peanuts can promote bone marrow hematopoiesis, so eating peanuts raw has many benefits.
III. Will eating too many peanuts make you gain weight?
Eating too many peanuts will not make you gain weight, because research shows that peanuts can effectively control a person's weight and prevent obesity symptoms. However, at night it is still best to eat fewer peanuts.
IV. The eight major taboos of eating peanuts
1. Do not eat large amounts of raw peanuts
2. People with a cold-damp stagnation constitution should not eat peanuts
3. People with oily skin should not eat many peanuts
4. Moldy peanuts should not be eaten
5. People with bruises and injuries should not eat peanuts
6. Patients with liver and gallbladder diseases should not eat peanuts
7. Gout patients should not eat peanuts
8. People with an allergic constitution should not eat peanuts
V. Peanuts should not be eaten together with these three types of food
1. Peanuts should not be eaten together with bracken, as it will cause nutrients to be unable to be absorbed and to be reduced.
2. Peanuts should not be eaten together with cucumber, as it will cause diarrhea.
3. Peanuts should not be eaten together with crab, especially in autumn, when peanuts are ripe and crabs can also be eaten; if these two foods are on the table, absolutely do not eat them together. It will worsen diarrhea.
4. Can peanut kernels be eaten together with peaches? They can be eaten together with peaches.
V. Peanuts are best eaten together with these eight types of food
1. Peanuts are good eaten together with edamame
2. Peanuts are good eaten together with soy milk
3. Peanuts are good eaten together with red dates
4. Peanuts are good eaten together with lotus seeds
5. Peanuts are good eaten together with celery
6. Peanuts are good eaten together with spinach
7. Peanuts are good eaten together with crucian carp
8. Peanuts are good eaten together with japonica rice
VI. Who is not suited to eating peanuts?
1. People with weak spleen and stomach or loose stools are not suited to eating peanuts
2. Patients with high blood lipids are not suited to eating peanuts
3. People allergic to peanuts are not suited to eating peanuts
Many people are allergic to peanuts, so if you have a constitution that is allergic to peanuts, absolutely do not eat peanuts, as that will only aggravate the allergen.