FRENCH BUSINESS OUR ENGAGEMENTS OUR PRODUCT RANGES PRODUCT ORIGINS NEWS CONTACT KREEK'S France Arachides has been specializing in dried fruits and snacks for aperitifs since 1983. Discover KREEK'S and its commitments. Read more + Hotel Tasty mixes of seeds and fruits selected for your minibars. Restoration Travel Hobbies Legal notices / Mediapilote HOTEL RESTORATION TRAVEL HOBBIES

FRENCH BUSINESS OUR ENGAGEMENTS OUR PRODUCT RANGES PRODUCT ORIGINS DID YOU KNOW ? THE MAP OF ORIGINS NEWS CONTACT KREEK'S France Arachides has been specializing in dried fruits and snacks for aperitifs since 1983. Discover KREEK'S and its commitments. Read more + Did you know ? Peanut The peanut is an annual plant, native to South America. It was introduced in Europe by the Spanish Conquistadors in the 16th century. European merchants then introduced it to Asia and Africa. The plant belonging to the family of papilionaceous legumes, consists of a stem and ramifications of 20 to 70 cm. It flowers on the surface but its fruits germinate underground a few centimeters deep. They will surround themselves with a fibrous pod in which several seeds develop: peanuts. One plant can produce more than 100 pods. Groundnuts are grown in equatorial and warm temperate zones: Georgia and Texas in the USA for example. Roasting China, the USA, India and Argentina are the most important of the 80 producing countries in the world. China and Argentina share the top positions among exporting countries . In China, where it has been worshiped for centuries, lo hua sheng (peanut) means “the drooping flower that gives birth”. The harvest takes place in the northern hemisphere in September in the USA and in October / November in China. Shelled seeds from the USA are available in Europe at the end of September / October; those from China in November / December due to a later harvest and the travel time at sea (30 days instead of 15 for the USA). Argentina harvests in April / May, its products are available from May. Peanuts are classified into two broad categories: The peanuts for crushing used in the manufacture of oil come mainly from Africa. Food peanuts, in shell or shelled: Peanuts in shell are roasted and sold as they are, and shelled peanuts with or without skin (blanched) are roasted in an oil bath and salted or dry roasted in an oven and flavored. The size (grade) of inshell and shelled peanuts is expressed as the number of seeds per US ounce. It's the same principle for USA almonds and Iranian pistachios. One American ounce is equivalent to 28.35 grams. Legal notices / Mediapilote HOTEL RESTORATION TRAVEL HOBBIES