The word peanut comes from cacahuatl which means "cocoa" or "cocoa from the earth".In several regions of the planet it is also called mani (word of Taino origin).The reality is that it is a very tasted plant and fruit due to its rich flavor and favorable properties for the organism.However, and even if you don't believe it, it can also be used to make dynamite!
The origins
The peanut plant or peanuts was cultivated for more than 7000 years.The Spanish conquerors at Arriving in the Americas, they discovered in Mexico the consumption of this food.It is thought that peanuts may have developed wildly in South America and that are native to the most tropical areas of this continent.Archaeologist Tom Dillehay, born in the United States, found remains of peanuts in the region of Peru of 7840 years approximately.

The peanut can become an explosive food!
Even though you might have never imagined it, dynamite is made with peanuts.The oil it produces It has the property to be processed to generate glycerol , which in turn is used to manufacture nitroglycerin, one of the elements of dynamite .
There are several denominations that receive the fruit and the peanut plant or peanut around the world.For example in Mexico and in some parts of Spain it is known as peanut , in Andalucia and Murcia they are called hazelnuts; and in Canary Islands and Vigo is called peanuts or panchitos.
Another useable part of peanuts is peanuts, since it is a waste which is often used as a form of boiler fuels , although it emits too much ash and smoke.It is also used for the food of pigs a despite not containing high protein value, as a form of cultivation for fungi and as a substrate for different poultry.
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