Java or Spanish peanut plants are scientifically named as Arachis hypogaea, which belongs to the legume or “bean” type Fabaceae family. It originated from South America and spread across the globe by Spanish traders. In the early days, the peanut was mainly treated as a replacement of cocoa and used as food or extract the oil. The Spanish/Java groundnuts are extensively popular due to the eye-catching size of their kernel. Its nuts or seeds have pink-colored outer skin with a round spheroidal shape.

Java or Spanish peanut plants are scientifically named as Arachis hypogaea, which belongs to the legume or “bean” type Fabaceae family. It originated from South America and spread across the globe by Spanish traders. In the early days, the peanut was mainly treated as a replacement of cocoa and used as food or extract the oil. The Spanish/Java groundnuts are extensively popular due to the eye-catching size of their kernel. Its nuts or seeds have pink-colored outer skin with a round spheroidal shape.