Alternative Uses for Peanuts

Peanut production in the US is skyrocketing. Ten years ago, US peanut farmers produced a two-million-ton crop. Today it’s three million. In ten more years, it will likely be four million. Putting future peanut crops to good use will take innovative approaches and requires attention now to set farmers and the industry up for success. In this episode, we’ll learn about promising areas of innovation—like peanuts’ benefits for poultry and egg production, high-oleic and high oil content peanuts and even peanuts as alternatives for gluten and dairy in food products—to push this crop into new frontiers and keep peanut farming profitable.  We speak with Dr. Nino Brown of the University of Georgia, Dr. Marshall Lamb from the National Peanut Research Lab, Texas peanut grower Larry Don Womack and Stephen Richards of Better Body Foods. 

 Show Notes

• The American Pecan Council is the marketing order that authorizes data collection; research and promotion activities; and regulation of grade, size, quality, pack and containers for pecans. 
• Pecans have 3g of plant-based protein
• You can find the nutrition label for PBFit here and PB Fit Peanut Flour Baking Blend here.
• See more about Peanut Nutrition here.