How Many Calories in a Peanut

Peanuts can be consumed in different forms; you may have them raw, in boiled or steamed form, dry roasted form as well as oil roasted form. You may also roast peanuts with honey. The calorie content in each of these forms differs. One oz of raw peanuts contains 159 calories, three and a half oz of peanuts contains 567 calories and one cup of raw peanuts which weighs around 5.1 oz has 828 calories.

Dry roasted form of peanuts is also quite popular. 1 dry roasted peanut contains 6 calories, 30 large dry roasted peanuts contain 166 calories, three and a half oz of dry roasted peanuts contain 585 calories, 3 tablespoon of chopped dry roasted peanuts contain 166 calories and one cup of dry roasted salted peanuts which weigh around 5.1 oz contain 846 calories. Oil roasted peanuts are more delicious than the dry roasted peanuts. However, the calorie content in this form also increases because of the addition of oil. One oz of oil roasted peanuts without salt contains 164 calories and one oz of oil roasted peanuts with salt contains 168 calories.

Peanut Calories

Some people also prefer having boiled peanuts. The calorie content in boiled peanuts is far less than the other forms. There are 90 calories in 1 oz of boiled shelled peanuts, 89 calories in 33 shelled and boiled peanuts, 380 calories in 3 and a half oz of shelled and boiled peanuts and 572 calories in one cup of shelled and boiled peanuts which weighs around 6.3 oz.

Honey roasted peanuts are also a popular choice when it comes to peanuts. There are 150-161 calories in one oz of honey roasted peanuts. Various brands offer crunchy and delicious honey roasted peanuts and the calorie content in this form may vary to some extent based on the brand chosen by you.