Pea-Nut Butter

Abstract

In India, ground-nut is primarily considered an oil seed and only a small quantity of this oil seed is directly used as food. The per capita consumption of ground-nut in remote areas of our country has been estimated to be less than 5 gm/day. Ground-nuts have been recommended as a good source of protein. The ground-nut cake and flour is now generally used in the preparation of protein isolate and weaning foods. Pea-nut butter is made from pea-nut, vegetable fat, salt and sugar, etc. and is of delicious flavour and high nutritive value like milk butter with low cost. It has butter like consistency and can be used as a substitute for butter.