The economic value of peanuts

The oil yield of peanuts in oil crops is much higher than that of other oil crops, the oil yield is as high as 45%-50%, while the soybean is 14%-16%, even if it is genetically modified soybeans, the oil yield is about 18%. The relative content of oleic acid in peanut is up to more than 50%, oleic acid is beneficial to human cardiovascular, and has a reducing effect on human hyperlipidemia and harmful cholesterol, but does not affect or relatively improve good cholesterol. China is the world's largest consumer of peanut oil. The annual production of peanut oil in the world is about 5.2 million tons, and the annual production of peanut oil in China from 2002 to 2005 is 2.2 to 2.3 million tons, and China accounts for nearly 40%. In the same period, China's annual consumption of peanut oil was 1.85 to 1.9 million tons. By the numbers, China is the world's largest consumer of peanut oil. Chinese peanut oil is mostly produced by physical pressing process, which can ensure the natural quality of peanut oil and the unique strong flavor of peanut oil, which is fully in line with the Chinese people's advocation of natural and green quality of food.
It is used as a lubricant in the textile industry and as a quenching agent in the machinery manufacturing industry.