Puyang Peanuts

Puyang Peanuts

　　Peanuts, also known as peanut seeds (commonly referred to as peanut kernels), longevity nuts, long fruits, foreign beans, figs, ground fruits, or Chinese beans.

Peanuts are nourishing and beneficial to health, helping to prolong life, which is why they are commonly called “longevity nuts” in folklore. Along with soybeans, they are hailed as “plant meat” or “meat among vegetables.” The nutritional value of peanuts is higher than that of staple grains and can rival that of animal-based foods such as eggs, milk, and meat. They are rich in protein and fat, especially high in unsaturated fatty acids, making them ideal for producing a variety of nutritious foods.

There is now also a type of colored peanut, also known as multicolored peanuts, multi-color peanuts, or rainbow peanuts.

Colored peanuts result from color variations in the seed coat of regular peanuts, leading to a range of hues. They are mainly divided into several varieties such as selenium-rich black peanuts, white jade peanuts, and pearl peanuts. Based on the color of the seed coat, they can be further categorized into black, purple-black, white, purple-red, red-and-white, and multicolored grain types. Rainbow peanuts come in colors such as black, snow white, white with red patterns, black with yellow patterns, and yellow with black patterns. The vines they grow on are no different from those of regular peanuts, though their leaves may be slightly larger. By kernel color, they can be classified into two-black, four-black, two-colorful, four-colorful, two-mixed, and two-white, among others.