• Is a high oil content a target for peanut breeding?
  • The oil content>55% is considered high (Jia 2010) in peanut varieties, anda high oil content is a major target of peanut breeding (Yu 2011). Such breeding is hampered, however, by the lack of germplasm resources with high oil content (Yu 2008).
  • Which peanut varieties have the highest oil content?
  • Among all peanut varieties currently planted worldwide,Yuhua 9 has the highest oil content. 5. Conclusion This study demonstrated that the combination of PYM as a mutagen and in vitro screening with HYP is a promising way to create new peanut mutant and obtain varieties with high oil content.
  • Should high oleic peanut oil be commercialized?
  • The marked improvement in oxidative stability offered by high oleic peanuts and oil (O¡¯Keefe et al., 1993; Davis et al., 2008) should stimulate commercialization. Industrial uses for high oleic peanut oil include engine lubricants, oleochemicals, and hydraulic fluids. Suvendu Bhattacharya, in Snack Foods, 2023
  • Is peanut oil a good source of oil?
  • Peanuts are a rich source of oil having 47%¨C50% oil content. It mainly contains monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, while the saturated fat content is low. Peanut oil contains approximately 80% unsaturated and 20% SFAs. The oil is believed to help in preventing heart diseases and lowering cholesterol levels.
  • Is mutagenesis a useful approach to breeding peanuts with high oil contents?
  • The three new varieties were named as Yuhua 4, Yuhua 9 and Yuhua 14 and their oil contents were 57.7, 61.1 and 59.3%, respectively. The results indicate thatin vitro mutagenesis with PYM followed by directed screening with HYP is a useful approach for breeding peanut varieties with high oil contents.
  • How much peanut oil is produced a year?
  • There is a strong demand for whole peanuts in edible uses in the United States, and peanut oil production is currently only about 250 million lbs (0.11 MMT) per year in the United States (1). Exports of this premium-priced oil have been growing over the past five years, but are still only about 50 million lbs (23 kMT).