Peanuts Benefits: If you want to live a healthy and disease-free life, then your diet has to be managed in every situation. A section of today's young generation, which is becoming aware of health, has started rejecting all kinds of packaged food items found in the market. In such a situation, the consumption of peanuts as a healthy snack can be very beneficial for them.

Famous Ayurveda expert Dr. Amit Kumar spoke exclusively to news agency IANS about the benefits of daily consumption of peanuts to the human body. Eating peanuts daily for a long time gives many benefits to the body.

If you talk about the health benefits of consuming peanuts, then there is a sufficient amount of vitamin C found in it. It is very important for the production of collagen, which is helpful in maintaining the stability and flexibility of the skin. Skin wrinkles and stains are also reduced.

Peanuts contain sufficient amounts of mono-unsaturated fatty acids, which prove to be helpful in eliminating bad cholesterol. It also prevents coronary artery disease from developing and reduces the risk of stroke by increasing healthy blood lipid profiles. It is considered an excellent source of resveratrol, which works to protect against cancer and other diseases. Apart from this, the tryptomer present in it increases serotonin release, which proves helpful in fighting depression.

If we talk about the nutritional value of peanuts, then 100 grams of peanuts contain about 49 grams of fat, 19 grams of protein. Apart from this, it contains 9 grams of dietary fiber and 4 grams of sugar. It is also a good source of iron, magnesium, vitamin B6 and calcium.