Question

give three uses of groundnut?

Answer 1

1.The peanuts (seeds) are used for roasting or salting and for the preparation of peanut butter.

2.The filtered refined oil is used for cooking and in making margarine. Peanut oil is important food oil.

3.Peanut flour is prepared by grinding the finest grades of peanut cake; it is used for supplementing the white flour.


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Answer 2

Answer:

Groundnut is also called as a peanut.

Explanation:

• It is a legume crop, mainly used as edible seeds, and is widely grown in tropics and subtropics.

• It's classified as a leguminous commercial crop as it has a high oil content.

• The peanut harbors symbiotic nitrogen fixation bacteria in root nodules.

• It is used in agriculture and helps improve soil fertility.

• Its production in India accounts for 7% of the total in the world and is mostly used as a food product like peanut oil, peanut flour, and butter. Used as a groundnut cake for animal feeds.

• It has industrial uses like leather dressing and polishing, also used in manufacturing textile fibers.

• Drugs like antioxidants are also made through the peanuts.