National Peanut Month
A classic ballpark snack, these little legumes bring the perfect crunch and nutty flavor to favorite treats.
Celebrate peanut nutrition and versatility across snacks, cooking, and wellness throughout March with product promotions and recipe content.
- 30+ nutrients in one snack: highlight peanut health benefits vs. other superfoods
- Global peanut cuisine showcase: feature recipes from Peru to Israel to modern snacking
- Ballpark to table: nostalgic peanut snacking moments paired with premium/gourmet peanut products
- Antioxidant power play: position peanuts as a functional food for health-conscious consumers
The peanut is packed with all sorts of nutrients and vitamins, over 30 of them in fact! Not only that, but they also are one of the richest sources of antioxidants in the world, even better than carrots, green tea, and broccoli!
The earliest evidence of these delicious legumes being cultivated was fond in Peru nearly 8000 years ago. Peanuts were found depicted in art, and were offered for sale when the conquistadors arrived in Tenochtitlan. From there, the peanut was spread around the world by traders in Europe, and is cultivated in almost every area where the climate suits.
Peanuts have a place in cuisine all over the world in dishes from basic snacks, appetizers, main courses, and even desserts. In Israel they even have a Cheez Doodle type snack called Bamba Puffs, which are essentially the same snack only flavored with peanut butter instead of cheese.
In the American South it isn’t uncommon to drop a handful of peanuts into a bottle of coke for flavoring, apparently the flavor is the perfect blend of salty, sweet, fizzy, and crunchy. Really, these little legumes have a lot to offer.