are boiled peanuts healthy?
Credit: Courtesy of Lloyd Walker, Alabama A&M University. Boiled peanuts, a regional treat from the southern United States, may be as healthy as they are delicious. Alabama scientists report that boiling these legumes imbues them with more antioxidants than roasted peanuts or peanut butter. Boiled peanuts, a regional treat from the southern United States, may be as healthy as they are delicious. Scientists report that boiling these legumes imbues them with more antioxidants than roasted peanuts or peanut butter. If you're watching your girlish figure, boiled peanuts may be the way to go. At just 90 calories per 1-ounce serving, shelled, this snack fits easily into any healthy eating plan. In contrast, dry-roasted peanuts pack in 170 calories per ounce -- nearly double the energy of boiled peanuts. That said, a single serving of dry-roasted peanuts won't bust your diet. Raw peanuts in the shell are put in a large pot of very heavily salted water and boiled. This can be done inside on the stove or outside on a propane burner or fire pit for a larger volume. Depending on the locality, some cooks use rock salt or standard table salt, or both. Peanuts are a healthy snack, and the boiled varieties are far leaner than their roasted counterparts. All peanuts provide healthy fats as well as fiber, both of which satiate you to prevent hunger pangs that could lead to overeating. Boiled peanuts are popular in some places where peanuts are common. Fully mature peanuts do not make good quality boiled peanuts; rather raw or green ones are used. Raw denotes peanuts in a semi-mature state, having achieved full size, but not being fully dried, as would be needed for roasting or peanut butter use. Let's talk about healthy boiled peanuts versus dry roasted peanuts. Peanuts are very nutritious, but there is a difference between the dry roasted and the boiled variety. For instance, if we look at calories, the dry roasted peanuts come out much ahead. The downside of boiled peanuts is that they contain fewer nutrients. In the boiling process, peanuts lose about half of their vitamin E, magnesium, folate and niacin content, as well as two-thirds of their potassium. So if you aren't watching calories or fat intake, roasted peanuts are your better nutritional bet. Want to make a simple, good-for-you snack even more healthful? Try boiled peanuts. This Southern specialty (available widely in those states and at nutsonline.com) has up to four times the disease-fighting phyto-chemicals of its dry-roasted, oil-roasted, and raw peanuts counterparts, according to Alabama A&M University food scientists. Healthy, Boiled Peanuts vs. Dry-Roasted (Video) Peanuts are very nutritious, but there is a difference between the dry-roasted and the boiled variety. Find out about healthy, boiled peanuts versus dry-roasted with help from the Diet Diva in this free video clip.
No, In the boiling process, peanuts lose about half of their vitamin E, magnesium, folate and niacin content, as well as two-thirds of their potassium.