Peanuts Project - Turkey EverGreen

Introduction

what is peanuts ?

The peanut, also known as the groundnut, is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds.
They go by a variety of names, such as groundnuts, earthnuts, and goobers.
Despite their name, peanuts are unrelated to tree nuts. As a legume, they’re related to beans, lentils, and soy.
In the developped world, peanuts are rarely eaten raw. Instead, they are most often consumed roasted or as peanut butter.
Other peanut products include peanut oil, flour, and protein. These goods are used in a variety of foods, such as desserts, cakes, confectionery, snacks, and sauces.

Nutrition Facts

Here are the nutrition facts for 3.5 ounces (100 grams) of raw peanuts:

Calories: 567
Water: 7%
Protein: 25.8 grams
Carbs: 16.1 grams
Sugar: 4.7 grams
Fiber: 8.5 grams
Fat: 49.2 grams
Saturated: 6.28 grams
Monounsaturated: 24.43 grams
Polyunsaturated: 15.56 grams
Omega-3: 0 grams
Omega-6: 15.56 grams
Trans: 0 grams

Health Benefits

Peanuts are rich in protein, fat, and various healthy nutrients. Studies show that peanuts may even be useful for weight loss and are linked to a reduced risk of heart disease.

Supporting heart health

Peanuts contain more healthful monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats than they do saturated fats. This fat ratio makes peanuts better for the heart than fat sources with a higher proportion of saturated fats.

Maintaining a healthy weight

Because peanuts are full of healthful fats, protein, and fiber, they make a satisfying snack. Eating them in moderation may help a person maintain a healthy weight.

Managing blood sugar levels

Peanuts are an excellent food for people with diabetes or a risk of diabetes. Peanuts have a low glycemic index (GI), meaning they do not cause big spikes in blood sugar levels.

Market Demand

MARKET POTENTIAL:

Flavored and roasted nuts are heavily used in daily routine and across various
industries like peanut butter, nut-based chocolates, sweets, and as intermediate to
many other food products. There is a growing demand of pure/unadulterated roasted
and flavored nuts from the customers who are increasingly informed these days.
With various food standards such as FSSAI, FSMS, ISI and ISO standards
implementation, there can be huge market growth for manufacturer.

Increase In Demand

From 46860 million USD In 2020, The “Peanuts Market” 2021 will register a 2.5% CAGR in terms of revenue Over the next five years and the global Market Size will reach 55810 Million USD by 2026, The high demand for Peanuts which is used in various applications such as Food, Oil, Seed will drive the Peanuts market.

Best Countries That Supply Peanuts

Peanut Producers

37% of world nut production comes from China, 25% come from Africa, 21% originate from the America, and 6% come from the Oceania. The other primary nut producers include the US, Sudan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Senegal, Argentina, and Vietnam. The major exporters include India, Argentina, US, China, and Malawi while the major importers include Netherlands, European Union, Indonesia, Mexico, Germany, and Russia. Groundnuts are mainly cultivated in areas with sandy loam soil especially in arid and semi-arid areas. Apart for human consumption, the nuts are also exported as animal feeds.

1. China
China is not only the leading producer of peanuts but also the top consuming country. In 2017/2018, it produced approximately 18.5 million metric tons of the nuts or 41% of the total world’s production and exported about 7%, consuming the rest.

2. India
India is the second-largest peanut consuming country after China. It is also the second-largest producer and the top exporter of the nuts.

3. Nigeria
Nigeria accounts for approximately 7% of the world’s peanut production, same as the US. Most of the nuts produced in the country are consumed locally.

4. United States
The US and Nigeria each account for 7% of the world’s peanut production. However, the US consumes slightly fewer peanuts compared to Nigeria.

Our project roasting ,sanitizing and packaging peanuts

Project Process

1-Roasting Peanuts

To be roasted in the shell, peanuts are cooked at medium heat. They may be plain roasted peanuts or seasoned roasted-in-the-shell. The most popular are salted in-the-shell, however the new flavors – cajun and jalapeno are getting accolades from consumers as well. To season peanuts in the shell – prior to roasting- the peanuts are washed and then the seasonings, which are dissolved in water, are forced through the shells by a pressure process. When dried during roasting, the seasonings remain inside the shells. Most often, snack peanuts are shelled, roasted, blanched and salted, (although Spanish peanuts are usually roasted with their skins on.).

2-Cleaning The Peanuts

After a good roasting it is time to sanitise and remove any remaining shells from peanuts . the vertical rotation movement helps the shells to be easily removed . With the gravity and rotation the peanuts are clean and ready for packaging .

3-Packaging Peanuts

The package will be aluminium or plastic container of 170 grams . The design will be chosen by the client , or he can pick of our models that we designed and we are inspired from.

Overview Of The Project (video)

Future vision

Roasted peanuts can also be a good ingredient for future purposes . Especially for peanut butter .Since the massive demand of peanut butter these days . Especially in 2020 .In fact, According to a new report by Expert Market Research, global peanut butter market reached sales worth US$ 3.71 Billion in 2020 and is further expected to reach revenues worth US$ 5.30 Billion by 2026.