Calories in Peanuts

Peanuts are without a doubt one of the most popular nuts and snack foods in the world, but how many calories are in peanuts? This page is committed to showing you all about peanut calories, as well as peanuts nutrition facts.

We will use the most popular examples of dry roasted peanuts and regular salted peanuts, and also go on to explain how peanuts can be good for you.

One interesting thing that you might like to know is that peanuts are not actually a nut, they are a pulse that come from the legume family of foods.

How many calories in peanuts?

In our first section we are going to cover the calories peanuts contain, using the most popular examples of salted peanuts and dry roasted peanuts.

Salted peanut calories

In a 5.1 oz cup of salted peanuts there are 828 calories
In 1 oz of salted peanuts there are 161 calories
In 10 g of salted peanuts there are 57 calories

How many calories in dry roasted peanuts?

In a 5.1 oz cup of dry roasted peanuts with salt there are 846 calories
In 1 oz of dry roasted peanuts with salt there are 166 calories
In 10 g of dry roasted peanuts with salt there are 59 calories

Raw peanut calories

Finally we cover the calories in raw peanuts, from the shell.

In a 5.1 oz cup of raw peanuts there are 828 calories
In 1 oz of raw peanuts there are 161 calories
In 10 g of raw peanuts there are 57 calories

How many calories in a peanut?

We all know that nobody eats just one peanut, but for all those who are wondering, there is just 4 calories in a single salted peanut, and 6 calories in a dry roasted peanut.

Hopefully this section has been able to show you the calories peanuts contain. If you are interested in how many calories are in peanut butter, please click here.

Peanuts nutrition facts

The following peanut nutrition facts are based on 3.5 oz / 100 g of oil roasted, salted peanuts.

Vitamin A - 0.0 IU
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) - 0.1 milligrams
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) - 0.1 milligrams
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) - 13.8 milligrams (a very impressive 69% of your recommended daily allowance)
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) - 1.2 milligrams (a useful 12% of your RDA)
Vitamin B6 - 0.5 milligrams (a helpful 23% of your recommended daily allowance)
Vitamin B9 (Folate) - 120 micrograms (a wonderful 30% of your RDA)
Vitamin B12 - 0.0 micrograms
Vitamin C - 0.8 milligrams
Vitamin E- 6.9 milligrams (an incredibly helpful 35% of your RDA)
Vitamin K - 0.0 micrograms
Choline - 55.3 milligrams

Calcium - 61 milligrams
Copper - 0.5 milligrams (a handy 27% of your RDA)
Iron - 1.5 milligrams
Magnesium - 176 milligrams (an amazing 44% of your recommended daily allowance)
Manganese - 1.8 milligrams (a brilliant 92% of your recommended daily allowance)
Phosphorus - 397 milligrams (a very helpful 40% of your RDA)
Potassium - 726 milligrams (an impressive 21% of your recommended daily allowance)
Selenium - 3.3 micrograms
Sodium - 320 milligrams (a notable 13% of your RDA)
Zinc - 3.3 milligrams (a helpful 22% of your recommended daily allowance)

Protein - 28 g (an impressive 56% of your recommended daily allowance)
Dietary Fiber - 9.4 g (an impressive 38% of your recommended daily allowance)
Carbohydrates - 15.3 g
Water - 1.5 g
Total fats - 52.5 g (of which 8.7 g is saturated fat)
Sugars - 4.2 g

The RDA/RDI featured in this list applies to the average male adult and can vary due to age, gender and individual requirements due to medical reasons.

Find out much more about the various nutrients that are listed above by checking out our vitamins and minerals menu. We have a page for each one explaining exactly what positive contributions they make to the health of your body, and highlighting all of the other foods that they can be found in.

Are peanuts good for you?

So are peanuts good for you? For something that is seen primarily as a snack food, you can be forgiven for thinking that peanuts might be bad for you. However, as you can clearly see from the information that we have provided above, there are various interesting nutritional benefits of peanuts. These are primarily the fact that peanuts are a very rich source of protein and fiber, as well as the minerals, manganese, potassium, zinc, magnesium and Phosphorus. You are also able to obtain a wonderful dose of vitamins E, B3, B5, B6 and B9 too.

There is a high a high fat content when it comes to peanuts though, and you can also see that they are relatively high in calories. This means that despite the many nutritional benefits that you can obtain, you should only eat peanuts in moderation in order to prevent the calories you are consuming going through the roof. In short, eating peanuts regularly and in small quantities is something that is good for you. One other huge plus is that with peanuts being a plant food they don't contain any cholesterol.

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