Honey-roasted peanuts explained

Honey-roasted peanuts
Serving Size:	28g
Kcal:	160
Sugars:	4g
Fiber:	1.99g
Satfat:	2g
Transfat:	0g
Monofat:	7g
Polyfat:	4g
Protein:	7g
Niacin Mg:	5
Calcium Mg:	30
Copper Mg:	.4
Iron Mg:	1.7
Magnesium Mg:	59.9
Manganese Mg:	.28
Potassium Mg:	180
Sodium Mg:	85.1
Source:	^[1]

Honey-roasted peanuts is a salt-, sugar- and honey-flavored peanut snack food^[2] that is provided as a mass-produced product line by several nut and snack food companies, such as Planters,^[3] The Sun Valley Nut Co,^[4] and King Nut.^[5]

History

Before the 1980s, legumes were glazed before being roasted, resulting in a messy, sticky product that "lost both flavor and color", according to the News and Observer.^[6] Planters introduced a honey roasted nut mix in 1985.^[7]

In 1987, former North Carolina State University food scientist Bill Hoover, working in his home basement lab after he retired, developed a method to glaze the nuts after roasting. Hoover's method roasts the legumes first, then while the nuts are between 160 and 350 degrees, coats them with the glaze. The resulting product is less sticky and retains freshness longer. Hoover sold the patent to Anheuser-Busch but retained royalties.

Airlines

In the United States, some airlines such as Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines have provided free snack-sized bags of honey roasted peanuts to its customers on domestic flights.^{[8] [9]} This became a longstanding tradition with Southwest Airlines, but in 2018 the company discontinued providing peanuts in the interest of protecting those who have peanut allergies.^[9] King Nut has provided honey roasted peanuts and many other snacks to several airlines based in the United States.

See also

• Beer Nuts – an American snack food brand consisting of peanuts with a sweet-and-salty glaze
• List of peanut dishes
• List of snack foods

Further reading

• Nepote . V. . Mestrallet . M.G. . Grosso . N.R. . Natural Antioxidant Effect from Peanut Skins in Honey-roasted Peanuts . . . 69 . 7 . May 31, 2006 . 0022-1147 . 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.tb13632.x . 295–300. 11336/36706 . free .
• Nepote . Valeria . Mestrallet . Marta G . Ryan . Liliana . Conci . Silvia . Grosso . Nelson R . Sensorial and chemical changes in honey roasted peanuts and roasted peanuts stored under different temperatures . . . 86 . 7 . 2006 . 0022-5142 . 10.1002/jsfa.2456 . 1057–1063. free . 11336/29900 . free .
• Hinds . M.J. . Jolly . C.M. . Nelson . R.G. . Donis . Y. . Prophete . E. . Comparative study of properties and acceptability of Haitian and US honey-roasted peanuts . International Journal of Consumer Studies . . 27 . 2 . 2003 . 1470-6423 . 10.1046/j.1470-6431.2003.00298.x . 157–167.

External links

• Visiting King Nut – Snack Provider to the World's Airlines. Airline Reporter. March 25, 2015.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Honey roasted peanuts . . February 14, 2021.
2. Book: Food and Feed from Legumes and Oilseeds . J. Smartt, Emmanuel Nwokolo . Springer Science & Business Media . 2012 . 51–52 . 9781461304333 . January 4, 2016 .
3. Web site: Planters honey roasted dry roasted peanuts . . September 17, 2018 . February 14, 2021.
4. Web site: The Sun Valley Nut Company: Own brand & co-pack . Sun Valley Nut Co . February 14, 2021.
5. Web site: Cho . Janet H. . King Nut anticipates a banner year of business in 2013 . Cleveland.com . December 18, 2012 . February 14, 2021.
6. Web site: Shaffer . Josh . Food scientist's legacy is in your taste buds . . 9 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110425055846/http://www.newsobserver.com:80/2011/02/21/1003843/food-scientists-legacy-is-in-your.html . 25 April 2011.
7. Web site: Planters Through the Years . . September 17, 2018 . February 14, 2021.
8. December 8, 2016. "New snacks take flight with Delta". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
9. Web site: Schlangenstein . Mary . Southwest Air to Stop Serving Peanuts . . July 10, 2018 . February 14, 2021.