Manufacturers usually salt peanuts to improve their flavor. Peanut butter is eaten alone and in sandwiches. About half of the peanuts consumed in the United States are eaten as peanut butter. About a fourth are sold as roasted peanuts. Roasted peanuts are eaten alone or mixed into candies, cookies, pies, and other bakery products.
Some ice cream is flavored with peanut butter.
Peanut bread is made from ground peanuts. Peanut bread is rich in proteins and low in starch. Peanuts are sometimes sold fresh as boiled peanuts. Instead of drying the peanuts after picking, farmers wash the peanuts and boil them in salt water. Peanut seeds consist of almost 50 percent oil.