Not all peanuts are the same! Peanuts come in thousands of different types. Let's discover the specifications of runner peanuts vs their Virginia types. We can tell the Runner peanut, the Virginia peanut, the Valencia peanut, and the Spanish peanut apart from the other types. All of these peanuts are different in size, color, taste, and amount of oil, and they are usually used for very different things. Most of the time, the Virginia peanut and the Valencia peanut are the ones you can find at your local grocery store. Peanut cookies and peanut butter are often made with Spanish peanuts and Runner peanuts. Below, we'll talk about the different kinds of peanuts, including what they're used for, how they look, and what makes them different from other peanuts. This makes it easy to tell which peanuts are yours! 
Because of its size, taste, and high yields, the Runner peanut is possibly the most famous type of peanut. The Runner peanut has a medium-sized shell, and most of its kernels are the same size. This makes them great for roasting since all of the peanuts will be cooked at the same rate. Almost 80% of all peanuts grown in the U.S. are of the Runner type. The majority of Runner peanuts are grown in Georgia. Texas, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, Oklahoma, and Mississippi are some of the other states. The Runner type of peanut is often used to make peanut butter, but you can also find them in packs of mixed nuts. On the right is a picture of a runner peanut that is very clear. Compared to other types of peanuts, the Virginia peanut has a very large kernel size. One of the best things about its large kernel is that it can be roasted in its shell. They are also great for salting and making sweets, which is why they are often eaten as a snack. Like the name says, Virginia peanuts are grown in Virginia. North and South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Tennessee are some of the other states. 
virginia peanuts
People say that Virginia peanuts are the biggest and most wanted peanuts in the world. This might or might not be true, but one thing is for sure: Virginians never stop talking about their peanuts. Virginia peanuts are the famous "ballpark peanuts," and most gourmet cooking calls for these nuts. About 15% of all the peanuts grown in the United States today are Virginias. Virginias are known for the size and taste of their kernels, which are pretty big for corn. They are also pretty tasty, to give credit where it's due. Because the pods are bigger and the peanuts are sweet and crunchy, Virginias are the best peanuts for roasting in the shell. One small but important difference between the Spanish and roasting in the shell is that the Spanish are great for roasting after being taken out of the shell. Virginias can be found in the same regions as their namesake, including western Texas, southern Carolina, and northeastern North Carolina. The nice thing about these other states is that they aren't so proud of their peanuts, which are just as tasty. Also, the tasty part starts in May, when farmers plant peanut seed plants. From these, small green plants grow that are about 18 inches tall. Peanuts start out as buds and grow into the more familiar "kernel" shape as a result of a number of clever biological processes. In September and October, the kernels have reached their full size and are ready to be harvested. This is done by digging the pods out of the ground, a hard job that was once done by slaves but is now done by tractor harvesters, which is great. The History of Virginia Peanuts Trade People could only make a small number of peanuts before the middle of the 19th century. Not until 1842 did peanuts start to be grown for money. In the 1890s, a black Virginia farmer named Benjamin Hicks helped start the modern peanut farming industry. He did this by inventing the gas-powered machine that stemmed and cleaned peanuts, making harvesting peanuts much faster. Hicks got a patent for his peanut machine, and right away, a large company that makes farming tools sued him over it. Lucky for Hicks, he won the case in 1901, and his peanut picker went on to change the way peanuts were grown.
runner peanuts
Another type of peanuts is the runner. What kind of peanuts are they? So far, we've only looked at peanuts that belong to a group called "bunch peanuts." Bunch peanuts are basically peanuts that grow in groups. The peanuts on bunch peanut plants grow at the tips of their branches, like flowers. The runner peanut, on the other hand, grows peanuts all the way along its branches. Farmers love runner peanuts because runner peanut plants produce more peanuts than bunch peanut plants. This means that farmers get more for their money when they grow runner peanuts. In short, about 80% of the peanuts grown in the United States are runners. In 2020, peanut farmers all over the country will plant peanut runners on 1.3 million acres of land. This will help the 90% of households that eat peanut butter every day. Runners are grown a lot in Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, so it seems like producers like them as much as consumers do. The Peanut Butter Peanut is the Runner Peanut. 
Runner peanuts grow nuts with kernels that are about the same size. If peanut farmers love runners, peanut butter makers go crazy for them. This is because their nuts are all the same size, which makes it easy to roast them evenly before "buttering" them. Unevenly shaped peanuts are harder to roast evenly, so the peanut butter they make tastes more uneven. This can be hidden by grinding the peanuts into a smooth paste, but then there won't be any of the peanut chunks we all love, so the peanut butter will be less good.