Editing Peanut (section)

=== Nutrition ===
{{nutritionalvalue
| name = Peanut, valencia, raw
| kJ = 2385
| water = 4.26 g
| protein = 25 g
| fat = 48 g
| satfat = 7 g
| monofat = 24 g
| polyfat = 16 g
| carbs = 21 g
| fiber = 9 g
| sugars = 0.0 g
| iron_mg = 2
| calcium_mg = 62
| magnesium_mg = 184
| phosphorus_mg = 336
| potassium_mg = 332
| manganese_mg = 2.0
| zinc_mg = 3.3
| vitC_mg = 0.0
| pantothenic_mg = 1.8
| vitB6_mg = 0.3
| folate_ug = 246
| thiamin_mg = 0.6
| vitE_mg = 6.6
| riboflavin_mg = 0.3
| niacin_mg = 12.9
| sodium_mg = 6 <!-- https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/1100538/nutrients -->
| <!-- amino acids -->
tryptophan = 0.2445 g
| threonine = 0.859 g
| isoleucine = 0.882 g
| leucine = 1.627 g
| lysine = 0.901 g
| methionine = 0.308 g
| cystine = 0.322 g
| phenylalanine = 1.300 g
| tyrosine = 1.020 g
| valine = 1.052 g
| arginine = 3.001 g
| histidine = 0.634 g
| alanine = 0.997 g
| aspartic acid = 3.060 g
| glutamic acid = 5.243 g
| glycine = 1.512 g
| proline = 1.107 g
| serine = 1.236 g
| float = right
| note = [https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/nutrients Link to full USDA Database entry]
}}

Raw Valencia peanuts are 4% water, 48% [[fat]], 25% [[protein (nutrient)|protein]], and 21% [[carbohydrate]]s, including 9% [[dietary fiber]] (USDA nutrient data).

Peanuts are rich in [[essential nutrients]]. In a reference amount of {{convert|100|g|oz|frac=2|abbr=off|adj=on}}, peanuts provide {{convert|2385|kJ|kcal|abbr=off}} of [[food energy]], and are an excellent source (defined as more than 20% of the [[Daily Value]], DV) of several [[B vitamins]], [[vitamin E]], several [[mineral (nutrient)|dietary minerals]], such as [[manganese]] (95% DV), [[magnesium]] (52% DV) and [[phosphorus]] (48% DV), and [[dietary fiber]]. The fats are mainly [[polyunsaturated fat|polyunsaturated]] and [[monounsaturated fat|monounsaturated]] (83% of total fats when combined).

Some studies show that regular consumption of peanuts is associated with a lower specific risk of [[mortality rate|mortality]] from certain diseases.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bao |first1=Ying |last2=Han |first2=Jiali |last3=Hu |first3=Frank B. |last4=Giovannucci |first4=Edward L. |last5=Stampfer |first5=Meir J. |last6=Willett |first6=Walter C. |last7=Fuchs |first7=Charles S. |date=November 21, 2013 |title=Association of Nut Consumption with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality |journal=New England Journal of Medicine |volume=369 |issue=21 |pages=2001–2011 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa1307352 |issn=0028-4793 |pmc=3931001 |pmid=24256379}}</ref><ref name="lpi" /> However, the [[clinical study design|study designs]] do not allow [[causality|cause and effect]] to be inferred. According to the US [[Food and Drug Administration]], "Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts (such as peanuts) as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease."<ref>{{cite web |author=Taylor CL |date=July 14, 2003 |title=Qualified Health Claims: Letter of Enforcement Discretion – Nuts and Coronary Heart Disease (Docket No 02P-0505) |url=https://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/LabelingNutrition/ucm072926.htm |access-date=October 14, 2015 |publisher=Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA}}</ref>