Surely, if you teach us your pantry, we would find in it a peanut cream boat. It is a product that has become very fashionable in recent years, in fact, it is very easy to find it in any supermarket.

The peanut, dry or legume fruit?

First of all, we will know what peanut is, because the doubt of whether is dry or legume is usually arising. The peanut comes from a plant known as Arachis hypogea, belonging to the family of legumes. Yes, like peas, lentils, chickpeas ... Therefore, we cannot consider it dry fruit, but legume. To be more exact, peanuts itself is the edible seed of that plant. Its planting time is at the end of spring and is collected at the end of autumn.

BENEFITS OF THE CACAHUETE CREAM

When we consume the peanut cream, we must look at the product ingredients. It is advisable to be 100% peanut, and avoid containing added oils, sugar or chocolate, sweeteners ... It is easy to do at home, you just need to put the peanut and grind it for a few seconds at maximum power.

As for recognized benefits of peanut cream We find:

Great help to prevent nutritional deficiencies, as it is a source of protein, as well as Omega 3.
It decreases the risk of metabolic diseases.
It has great satiating power.
Control glycemia levels.
It has a great fiber content.
Improves cardiovascular health (thanks to monounsaturated fats)
Increase muscle mass.

These benefits must know how to interpret them. Obviously this product can help you gain muscle mass, but the mass gain is really achieved by ingesting enough calories and performing the right physical activity to achieve such hypertrophy. Cardiovascular risk will decrease it, as long as the rest of our diet is balanced and have an active life.

With this we want to clarify the idea that a food or product is not healthy or harmful by itself, if not it will be beneficial when the context is also.

It is a more ingredient that we can add in our recipes. Even the little ones can also be given (as long as there are no allergies), since there is no risk of choking and is a good ally for breakfast, snacks and snacks.

Nutritional value of peanut cream

As for its nutritional value, peanut cream is quite caloric. If you are in a fat loss plan, we recommend using the entire peanut to get more satiety, instead of the cream.

It contains per 100 grams of product: 50g of fat, 20 g of hydrates and approximately 25 g protein.

It is also an excellent Potassium source, zinc, omega 3 and vitamin and, so we recommend you make intake of peanut cream if you practice recurrent physical activity, since you can take advantage of its benefits and ensure another source of micronutrients.

In addition, peanut cream has a lot of phytochemicals, such as flavonoids and phenolic compounds that basically have antioxidant power.

How to include peanut cream on meals?

The recipes where we usually use it are next to a Porridge of oatmeal with fruits, in toasted with slices of banana as TOPPINGS, Arepas, or even for the most daring, in salads to mix different flavors ...

We give you a very easy and fast idea using peanut cream: