host of tiny crystals that hold the very unsaturated, liquid peanut oil in place Lowfat peanut butter is made by replacing a portion of the peanuts with soy protein and with sugar Peanut Flavor Several hundred volatile compounds have been identified in roasted peanuts The raw seed has a green, bean-like flavor (mainly from green-leaf hexanal and the pyrazine that characterizes peas) The roasted aroma is a composite of several sulfur compounds, a number of generically “nutty” pyrazines, and others, some of which have fruity, flowery, fried, and smoky characters During storage and staling, the nutty pyrazines disappear and painty, cardboard notes increase Peanut Oil Thanks to the productivity of the peanut plant in warm climates, peanut oil is an important cooking oil, especially in Asia It’s made by steaming the peanuts to inactivate enzymes and soften the cellular structure, then pressing them; the oil is then clarified and sometimes refined to remove some of the distinctive flavor and impurities that would lower the smoke point Pecans Pecans are the soft, fatty seeds of a very large tree, a distant relative of the walnut that is native to the Mississippi and other river valleys of central North America, and found as far south as Oaxaca Carya illinoiensis is one of about 14 species of hickories, and its nuts among the tastiest and easiest to shell Wild pecans were enjoyed by the native Americans, and apparently made into a kind of milk that was used for drinking, cooking, and possibly fermenting The earliest intentional plantings may have been made by the Spanish around 1700 in Mexico, and a few decades later the trees were grown in the eastern British colonies The first improved varieties were made possible in the 1840s by a ... enzymes and soften the cellular structure, then pressing them; the oil is then clarified and sometimes refined to remove some of the distinctive flavor and impurities that would lower the smoke point... Pecans Pecans are the soft, fatty seeds of a very large tree, a distant relative of the walnut that is native to the Mississippi and other river valleys of central North America, and found as far... illinoiensis is one of about 14 species of hickories, and its nuts among the tastiest and easiest to shell Wild pecans were enjoyed by the native Americans, and apparently made into a kind of milk that was used for drinking,