Few people know that the peanut is a seed contained within a fruit that grows underground. It is therefore an underground fruit. Its indigenous term is ground cocoa. Same analogy in Europe for the edible tuber of yellow nutsedge which is called ground almond. The seeds are cold pressed to obtain a superior quality virgin oil. Peanut oil, on the other hand, is refined for the food industry since its best-known use is as a frying oil.
