Abstract:
In India, ground-nut is primarily
considered an oil seed and only a small
quantity of this oil seed is directly used
as food. The per capita consumption of
ground-nut in remote areas of our
country has been estimated to be less
than 5 gm/day. Ground-nuts have been
recommended as a good source of
protein. The ground-nut cake and flour
is now generally used in the preparation
of protein isolate and weaning foods.
Pea-nut butter is made from pea-nut,
vegetable fat, salt and sugar, etc. and is
of delicious flavour and high nutritive
value like milk butter with low cost. It
has butter like consistency and can be
used as a substitute for butter.
