Arachis hypogaea, also known as peanut, groundnut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, pindas, jack nut, pinder, manila nut, and monkey nut, is the source of peanut oil. Since peanut oil is pressed from peanuts, it has been questioned whether peanut oil contains peanut allergens. However, highly refined peanut oil is different from peanuts when it comes to allergy, because it undergoes a refining process in which it is purified, bleached, and deodorized, and it is generally believed that it is not allergenic. Arachis oil is a refined oil from peanuts Arachis hypogaea. It is primarily used as a laxative and given as an enema. It lubricates and softens impacted feces. It is also used as an excipient for many pharmaceutical products, including dimercaprol, colpermin, natural and synthetic sex steroids, and many skin creams such as zinc, castor oil, and calamine; it is a constituent of some infant shampoos used for cradle cap and for chlorhexadine Weeks. Refined peanut oil appears to carry little or no risk of allergy, but there remains a small risk that it may sensitize individuals to allergenic peanut proteins. Peanut oil uses include cooking and frying oil, preparation of shortenings, margarines, and mayonnaise. Some salad oil use is found, and use in pourable dressings is good because of the length of time solids are held in suspension in the oil. However, peanut oil does not meet the strict terminology for salad oil because it solidifies at 0–3 °C. As a cooking oil, especially in deep-fat frying, groundnut oil is excellent since it has a smoke point of 229.4 °C. Refined groundnut oil is odorless, whereas crude oil usually has a nut-like aroma. Groundnut oil develops few off-flavors or odors in use as a frying oil, but degradation of glycerides during frying results in the increase of free fatty acids (FFA) and a decrease in smoke point.

Arachis hypogaea, also known as peanut, groundnut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, pindas, jack nut, pinder, manila nut, and monkey nut, is the source of peanut oil. Since peanut oil is pressed from peanuts, it has been questioned whether peanut oil contains peanut allergens. However, highly refined peanut oil is different from peanuts when it comes to allergy, because it undergoes a refining process in which it is purified, bleached, and deodorized, and it is generally believed that it is not allergenic. Arachis oil is a refined oil from peanuts Arachis hypogaea. It is primarily used as a laxative and given as an enema. It lubricates and softens impacted feces. It is also used as an excipient for many pharmaceutical products, including dimercaprol, colpermin, natural and synthetic sex steroids, and many skin creams such as zinc, castor oil, and calamine; it is a constituent of some infant shampoos used for cradle cap and for chlorhexadine Weeks. Refined peanut oil appears to carry little or no risk of allergy, but there remains a small risk that it may sensitize individuals to allergenic peanut proteins. Peanut oil uses include cooking and frying oil, preparation of shortenings, margarines, and mayonnaise. Some salad oil use is found, and use in pourable dressings is good because of the length of time solids are held in suspension in the oil. However, peanut oil does not meet the strict terminology for salad oil because it solidifies at 0–3 °C. As a cooking oil, especially in deep-fat frying, groundnut oil is excellent since it has a smoke point of 229.4 °C. Refined groundnut oil is odorless, whereas crude oil usually has a nut-like aroma. Groundnut oil develops few off-flavors or odors in use as a frying oil, but degradation of glycerides during frying results in the increase of free fatty acids (FFA) and a decrease in smoke point.