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Peanuts are not actually nuts, but a leagume, which belongs to the family of pulses. It flourishes under the ground and is like peas, soybeans and gram.
Peanuts do not actually grow on trees like nuts.
Highlights
- Peanuts are not actually nuts, but leagume.
- Peanuts fruit under the ground, hence it is also called land nuts.
- Peanuts are rich in protein, healthy fat, vitamins and minerals.
Most people know peanuts as nuts, but do you know that it is not actually nuts, but a type of lentils. This question comes in the mind of many people that peanuts are nuts like almonds, walnuts and cashews or it comes in a group of pulses like pigeonpea, lentils and gram. From the perspective of science, not peanuts come in the category of Legume, not peanut nuts, which belong to the family of pulses.
Peanuts do not actually grow on trees like nuts, but it flourishes under the ground, so it is also called ground. It belongs to the Leguminosae like peas, soybeans and gram. On the other hand, real nuts such as almonds, walnuts, and cashews grow on trees and their biological classification is different.
What is the difference between nuts and leigums?
Real nuts are rigid outer shell seeds, which grow on trees. For example, almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts. At the same time, the leigume is a type of seed or fruit, which develops inside the pod. For example, lentils, gram, moong and peanuts. Protein, healthy fat, vitamins and minerals are found in plenty in peanuts. It not only provides energy, but is also beneficial for heart health, muscle strength and brain development. Even if the taste and nutrition of peanuts is similar to nuts, but biologically it falls in the category of pulses, not nuts. Therefore, next time you eat peanuts, remember that it is not a real nut but a leagume.
