• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Zippy Facts Logo

Zippy Facts

Interesting Random Facts

  • Animals
  • Culture
  • Firsts
  • Food
  • Geography
  • Health
  • History
  • Inventions
  • Language
  • Mythology
  • Odds
  • People
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Space
  • Universe
  • World
You are here: Home / World / Where Did The Peanut Come From And Who Eats the Most Peanuts?

Where Did The Peanut Come From And Who Eats the Most Peanuts?

March 19, 2020 by Karen Hill

The peanut first grew in South America. It was unknown to Europeans before the discovery of the New World.

The peanut was then transplanted in Africa, especially to provide food aboard slave ships traveling from Africa to America. Eventually, it was planted in the United States, where George Washington Carver’s research found many new uses for the peanut.

The peanut finally settled in the East. Today, India and China produce almost half of the world’s peanuts. Both countries prize the peanut for the protein-rich oil that can be made from it. India alone produces over 5 million tons of peanuts each year, more than twice the American total. Indeed, India accounts for about 30 percent of the world’s peanut supplies.

In 1947, George Washington Carver became the first American to be honored with a monument in India. Peanut growers erected a statue to Carver in the city of Bombay.

Related Facts

  • History of Peanuts
  • Why Did George Washington Carver Find Over 300 Uses For Peanuts and What Products Did He Create From Peanuts?
  • How does Planters shell all those peanuts without breaking them?
  • What Does the Word Peanut Mean and Where Did the Peanut Originate?
  • Who Was George Washington Carver and How Did Carver’s Work In Botany Increase Crop Production In the South?
  • What is the Difference between Light Olive Oil and Regular Olive Oil and Is Light Olive Oil Healthier?

Filed Under: World

About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

Previous Post: « How Many People Live in India?
Next Post: Were the Original Thugs a Cult In India? »

Footer

Follow

  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • GitHub
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Medium
  • Pinterest
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Categories

Accomplishments Animals Culture Firsts Food Geography Health History Inventions Language Mythology Odds People Religion Science Space Universe World Your Body

About

Zippy Facts empowers the world by serving educational content that is accessible to everyone.

A tribute to growing up, zippyfacts.com showcases interesting and unusual facts about the world.

Our mission is to use technology to facilitate knowledge transfer and sharing.

Copyright © 2020 Zippy Facts

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy