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. 2012 Oct;49(5):521-9.
doi: 10.1007/s13197-011-0449-2. Epub 2011 Jul 15.

Potential use of peanut by-products in food processing: a review

Xiaoyan Zhao  1 , Jun Chen, Fangling Du
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Potential use of peanut by-products in food processing: a review

Xiaoyan Zhao et al. J Food Sci Technol. 2012 Oct.

Abstract

Peanut is one of the most important oil and protein producing crops in the world. Yet the amounts of peanut processing by-products containing proteins, fiber and polyphenolics are staggering. With the environmental awareness and scarcity of space for landfilling, wastes/by-product utilization has become an attractive alternative to disposal. Several peanut by-products are produced from crush peanut processes and harvested peanut, including peanut meal, peanut skin, peanut hull and peanut vine. Some of peanut by-products/waste materials could possibility be used in food processing industry, The by-products of peanut contain many functional compounds, such as protein, fiber and polyphenolics, which can be incorporated into processed foods to serve as functional ingredients. This paper briefly describes various peanut by-products produced, as well as current best recovering and recycling use options for these peanut byproducts. Materials, productions, properties, potential applications in food manufacture of emerging materials, as well as environmental impact are also briefly discussed.

Keywords: Nutritional components; Peanut hull; Peanut meal; Peanut skin; Peanut vine.

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Different color skin peanut: a, red-skin; b, black-skin; c, multicolored -skin; d, white-skin
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