Calories in peanut (groundnut)

Peanut or groundnut can be eaten in different forms; it can be eaten boiled, raw or roasted. there are also ones roasted with honey. However you decide to eat your peanut or groundnut, the calorie content varies. Benefits of peanuts are:

• Peanuts are rich in energy and have many healthy benefit nutrients, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.
• They are rich in mono-unsaturated fatty acids, which help in preventing coronary disease and strokes.
• It is a good source of dietary protein, full of amino acids which are vital for growth and development.
• Peanuts are good source of resveratrol, another polyphenol antioxidant, which has been found to have protective function against cancers, heart disease, degenerative nerve disease, Alzheimer's disease, and viral/fungal infections. 
• The nuts are an excellent source of vitamin E containing about 8 g per100 g. vitamin E helps maintain the integrity of cell membrane of mucus membranes and skin by protecting from harmful oxygen free radicals.
• They are packed with many important B-complex groups of vitamins such as riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B-6 which contribute to brain health and blood flow to brain.
• They are enriched with minerals like copper, manganese, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, and selenium.

Here are the calories content in peanut/groundnut:

Dry roasted: 1 dry roasted peanut contains 6 calories (imagine how many are in 1 cup)
Raw peanut: 28 grams contains 159 calories
Boiled peanut: 28 grams contains 90 calories
honey roasted peanut: 28 grams contains between 150 to 161 calories