The total turnover of peanuts is 232 billion Indian rupees in the Indian economy. The demand for peanut in foreign country have increased since 2019. Peanuts are an especially good source of healthful fats, protein, and fiber. They also contain plenty of potassium, phosphorous, magnesium, and B vitamins.
Peanuts also known as ground is a legume crop grown mainly for edible seeds. It is widely grown in tropics and subtropics being important for both small and large commercial producers It is classified as both a grain legume and due to its high oil content and oil crop. Peanuts are similar in taste and nutritional as tree nuts like walnuts and almonds and are often served in similar ways in western cuisines. Peanuts are grown into soil. The tip of the stem once buried swells and develops into a peanut . Peanuts grow best in light and sandy soil. Peanut plants continue to produce flowers when pods are developing therefore even when they are ready to harvest some pods are immature. The Peanut crop is used in making peanut oil, peanut butter. Peanuts have a variety of industrial uses like paint, lubricating oil, and furniture polish.