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Peanut Flour

Flour produced from peanuts.

Peanut Flour — illustrative ingredient image

About Peanut Flour

Peanut flour is a powdered peanut ingredient made by grinding peanuts, commonly after some or much of their oil has been removed. It is used in baking, confectionery, dry mixes, coatings, thickened sauces, beverages, and formulations seeking peanut flavour or solids.

The powder can range from fine to slightly granular and from pale beige to deeper brown, depending on roasting and processing. It has a concentrated peanut aroma and flavour, with a dry, flour-like texture before being mixed into a recipe.

Peanut flour may be made from roasted or unroasted peanuts and may be partly or substantially defatted. Products therefore differ in fat level, dispersibility, sweetness, and intensity, and the powder is not necessarily interchangeable with peanut butter or ordinary cereal flour.

Ingredient type
flour
Form
flour

Forms & related ingredients

  • Peanutderived from · Peanut Flour → Peanut

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Where peanut flour appears

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Local names for peanut flour

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English

Peanut flour

English

low fat peanut flour

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English

peanut flour (defatted)

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English

peanut flour (partially defatted)

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English

Peanut flour, low fat

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Peanut Flour nutrition & diet

Peanut Flour nutritional value

Peanut flour, defatted

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
327kcal
Protein
52.2g
Carbs
34.7g
Fat
0.6g

Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.

Portions & preparation

Establish whether the product is partially defatted peanut flour, finely milled whole peanut, or a blended baking ingredient before comparison. Serving use matters because reconstituted drinks, batters, coatings, and baked goods may include added sugar, cereal flour, oils, starches, or other ingredients.

Compare the right form: Match the specific peanut flour form, including defatting level, fineness, roasting, and any blend; distinguish it from peanut meal or protein powder.

Diet considerations

Peanut flour is plant-derived from peanuts, but processing and formulation determine its dietary context. Added cereal flour, starch, sugar, dairy, egg, or flavorings may be present in blends and baked products. Portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns differ between plain flour, protein-enriched products, and recipes using it as a coating or thickener.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Peanut flour, defatted ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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