How many type of  peanuts in The world?

There are four types of peanuts found in the world.

They are:

  • Spanish peanut,
  • Runners peanut,
  • valencias peanut,
  • virginia peanuts.

 Spanish peanuts:

Spanish peanuts are also used in peanut butter, as well as in snacks, such as crackers and cookies. The seeds  themselves can be eaten whole, but some consumers do not like the fact that they have to unwrap each seeds from skins within the peanut shells. . Spanish peanuts are also used for heart-healthy cooking oils.

Runners peanuts: 

Runners peanuts  are the most common types of peanuts grown because of their   used size  in  snacks. These peanuts that are grown in the shells tend to look same  to one another, which makes them highly sells in market. Runner peanuts are derived primarily from the southeastern United States, although they are also grown in some southwest areas of the country. Another commercial advantage to runners peanuts is their ease in processing for peanut butter.

Valencia peanuts:

Valencias are the sweetest type of peanuts, and they are most often roasted within their shells. Consumers buys the shelled peanuts for roasting at home, they can buy them  to eat. These peanuts are also popular for boiled peanuts, which consists of boiling the peanuts whole in their shells in a brine for hours. Valencia peanuts are small, but there are at least three seeds to every shell.

Virginia peanuts:

Virginia peanuts are the most popular for roasting because they contain the largest seed of all of the different types. These peanuts are generally sold for snacking. Virginia name arrived for  the virgina peanuts planted in area called virgina in United States .  

 

Among the above four , valencia peanuts is popular for peanut butter . Reason is its contains sweet taste  much more than other.All types of above peanuts are used to make peanut butter,but valencia peanuts are the best one.Valencia peanut widely used for making peanut butter.