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History And Spread Of Peanuts In The United States

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The sample used in this experiment is peanuts. Peanut probably originated in South America and spread by European explorers. Later, the peanuts spread to Asia, Africa and North America in 1700’s. The peanuts were not grown extensively during 1700’s and 1800’s. Peanuts were known as food for the poor at that time. After the Civil War, the demand of peanuts increased. Then, the peanut producing industry began to expand due to the development of equipment for production, harvesting and customers’ demand. The nutritional facts of peanuts based on USDA shows that one serving or 100g of peanuts contribute 567 calories. The total fat that contain in 100g of peanuts is 49.2g while the total carbohydrates is 16.1g. The protein content is 25.8g. Peanuts

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