About this Produce
Botanical name Arachis hypogaea, Peanuts are known by many other local names such as earthnuts, groundnuts, goober peas, monkey nuts, pygmy nuts and pig nuts. Groundnuts in India are available throughout the year due to a two-crop cycle harvested in March and October.
Groundnuts are important protein crops in India grown mostly under rain-fed conditions.
India is the second largest producer of groundnuts in the world. Indian groundnuts are available in different varieties: Bold or Runner, Java or Spanish and Red Natal. They have a rich nutty flavour, sweet taste, crunchy texture and a relatively longer shelf life than other nuts. Soil conditions in some producing regions are ideally suited for dry, clean and spotless groundnuts in shell.
Groundnut is an important oil seed crop in India, playing a major role in bridging the vegetable oil deficit in the country.
