Peanuts Quiz

Peanuts are one of the main ingredients of a NutRageous Bar, and are a very important food in and of themselves. Just how much do you know about peanuts? Take this quiz to find out! There are ten questions. Write down your answers on a piece of paper, then go to the answers page to see how you did (the link is at the bottom of the page).

1. The peanut is a _______________.
   1. nut
   2. legume
   3. fruit

2. One cup of roasted peanuts provides _______________ grams of protein.
   1. 22
   2. 55
   3. 37

3. The peanut is considered an important protein source because it contains varying amounts of all _______________ essential amino acids.
   1. 8
   2. 10
   3. 5

4. The oil contained in peanuts is primarily _______________.
   1. polyunsaturated
   2. saturated
   3. crude

5. The number of calories in dry roasted peanuts is _______________ the calories in an equal serving of peanuts roasted in oil.
   1. the same as
   2. less than
   3. more than

6. The amount of calories and fat in a peanut butter sandwich is _______________ the calories and fat in a tuna salad sandwich, a hamburger on a bun, or a bologna sandwich.
   1. the same as
   2. less than
   3. more than

7. Peanuts contain _______________ cholesterol.
   1. a lot of
   2. very little
   3. no

8. By law, peanut butter must be at least _______________.
   1. 100% peanuts
   2. 90% peanuts
   3. 75% peanuts

9. A peanut butter sandwich made with two slices of white bread and two tablespoons of peanut butter provides approximately _______________ of the RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowance) for protein.
   1. 25%
   2. 10%
   3. 50%

10. Peanut butter was originally devised as a food for _______________.
    1. the elderly
    2. children
    3. diabetics

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