Peanut oil

PEANUT OIL

Delicious taste and imaginative peanut undertones. For these and other qualities, this peanut oil will simply win you over. While it adds just the right touch to salad dips, homemade dressings and mayonnaises. Asian specialties, it will bring them to perfection. Moreover, it is stable and can be used even in a hot kitchen.

History

Treasure of the Incas

Groundnut, an inconspicuous legume cultivated by one of the earliest civilisations, the South American Incas. Its fruits, the peanuts, were not only a nutritious snack for them, but also a pure gift of nature, which they offered to the sun deity through their rituals. [1]

The secrets of Asian cuisine

The distinctive taste of peanut oil has been one of the staple flavours of Asian cuisine for thousands of years. If you like to prepare Asian specialities at home and feel that they are still missing something. In all likelihood, it will be peanut oil. [1, 2]

Processing method

Gently extracted, cold pressed

Peanut oil is extracted from the kernels of peanuts in the most gentle way, by cold pressing. The maximum amount of vitamins, minerals and other beneficial substances is preserved in this way.

Composition and properties

Unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E

The composition of peanut oil is primarily composed of mono and polyunsaturated and fatty acids and in their unique proportions. Also present is fat-soluble vitamin E, which, among other things, prevents excessive oxidation. [3]

Stable oil even for hot kitchen

As one of the few vegetable oils, peanut oil has a relatively good heat stability. It can thus be used even in a hot kitchen.

Allergy sufferers beware

If you suffer from increased sensitivity or allergy to peanuts and peanut products, then be sure to avoid peanut oil altogether .

Use

For dips, dressings, mayonnaise and Asian specialities

Cold-pressed peanut oil is typical for its delicious taste with imaginative peanut undertones. While it adds just the right touch to salad dips, homemade dressings and mayonnaises. It will bring Asian specialities to perfection. Moreover, it is stable and you can use it in a hot kitchen.

THE LAND OF ORIGIN:

India

Sources

[1] O.Hammons, R.; Herman, D. Chapter 1 – Origin and Early History of the Peanut. Peanuts 2016, 1–26.

[2] Ondulla, T. T. Nutritional chemistry of the peanut (Arachis hypogaea). Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 2018, 58 (17).

[3] Arya, S.; Salve, R.; Salve, A.; et al. Peanuts as functional food: a review. J. Food Sci. Technol 2016, 53 (1), 31–41.