Grountnut

 Application

• Groundnut kernel contains about 47-49 % oil and 20 % protein.
• Its kernel as a whole is highly digestible. The kernels are eaten as either roasted or fried and salted.
• The biological value of the groundnut protein is among the highest of the vegetable protein and equals that of casein.
• Groundnut oil is famous for use in human diet and Gujarati peoples like it more in preparation of their foods as compared to other edible oils.
• Groundnut oil is primarily used in the manufacturing of vegetable ghee.
• Groundnut is a good source of all B vitamins except B12. They are a rich source of thiamin, riboflavin, nicotinic acid and vitamin E. 1 g kernel supplies 5-8 food calories.
• The oil cake obtained after the extraction of the oil is a valuable organic manure and animal feed. It contains 7-8 % N, 1.5 % P2O5 and 1.5 % K2O.
• It is a good rotation crop being legume as it build up the soil fertility by fixing atmospheric nitrogen through root nodules which adds about 12 to 40 kg N/ha and also act as a efficient cover crop for land exposed to soil erosion.
• The oil cake is used as cattle feed and manure (5.2 N, 1.0 P2O5 and 1.4 K2O). Due to glucosinolates, mustard cake is not suitable for human purpose as it is adversely affects protein.
• The per capita consumption of edible oils in India is about 5 kg/annum, which is far less than the world average of about 13 kg and one fourth of 20 kg/capita consumption in developed countries.
• Plant haulm used as valuable foods. Shell is used for fuel, thus it is four fold crop i.e. food, fodder, feed and bio-fertilizer.