The peanut, also known as the groundnut, goober, pindar or monkey nut, is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, important to both small and large commercial producers. It is classified as both a grain legume and, due to its high oil content, an oil crop.
Indiaâ??s main oilseed is bold peanuts. Peanuts of the bold variety have reddish-brown skin and an oblong shape. Bold-type Peanut Kernels are thicker and larger than Java-type Peanut Kernels.
