How many calories in peanuts
A handful of peanuts, about 30 g, has 170 kcal, with 8 g of protein.
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To burn it off
Peanuts are mostly fat with a good bit of protein and only a few carbs. They're filling, which is the one thing working in their favour.
A handful is 170 kcal and 8 g of protein. The bag of dry roasted at the pub is usually more than one handful.
The trouble with nuts is that they're small and you don't notice the hand going back in. That's not on you, that's what they're like.
Tips
- 1Count out one handful into a bowl and put the bag away.
- 2Buy them in their shells, cracking them slows you right down.
- 3Scatter a few over a salad or a stir fry rather than eating them by the bag.
Where it comes from
Peanuts come from South America. Archaeologists led by Tom Dillehay of Vanderbilt University found peanut remains about 7,600 years old in house floors and hearths in the Ñanchoc Valley of northern Peru. Peanuts did not grow wild there, so they must have been domesticated somewhere else first and carried in by traders or travelling farmers.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Vanderbilt University News, Early farming sowed seeds of massive change (study in Science, 2007)
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Questions
How much protein is in peanuts?
About 8 g in a 30 g handful.
How many calories in two handfuls?
Two handfuls come to about 340 kcal.
Are peanuts actually nuts?
Not really. They're legumes, in the same family as peas and beans, and they grow underground in pods. In the kitchen they're treated as nuts because they eat like one.
How many calories in a spoon of peanut butter?
A tablespoon, about 16 g, has roughly 95 kcal and 4 g of protein. Spread on toast it's often two of those.
