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<strong>The</strong> processing parameters used during blanching can have significant<br />

impacts on the final product quality. <strong>The</strong> process <strong>of</strong> peanut blanching consists <strong>of</strong> an<br />

application <strong>of</strong> heat followed by abrasive removal <strong>of</strong> the seed coat. This step is done<br />

for several reasons. Blanching results in the removal <strong>of</strong> the seed coat which contains<br />

tannins that contribute <strong>of</strong>f-flavors and <strong>of</strong>f-colors. Blanching is also used to remove<br />

foreign material and dust (St. Angelo et al., 1977). It also reduces enzyme activity<br />

and moisture content, which are factors impacting subsequent quality (Adelsberg<br />

and Sanders, 1997). Furthermore, blanching aids in the electronic color-sorter<br />

removal <strong>of</strong> damaged or discolored seeds, which are associated with aflatoxin<br />

contamination (Sanders et al., 1999).<br />

Several methods are used for blanching: dry-blanching, spin-blanching,<br />

water-blanching, alkali-blanching, and hydrogen peroxide-blanching. In general, the<br />

most common method in industrial processing is dry-blanching. In this process,<br />

peanuts are placed on conveyor belts and moved through large hot-air ovens in<br />

which the direction <strong>of</strong> airflow is alternated in successive zones (Adelsberg and<br />

Sanders, 1997). <strong>The</strong> peanuts are heated in sequential zones from 30 °C to 90 °C,<br />

with a total processing time <strong>of</strong> approximately 45 minutes. During this time, moisture<br />

is removed from the peanuts, the seed coat is loosened, and after cooling, the seed<br />

coats are mechanically removed (Sanders et al., 1999). Paulsen and Brusewitz<br />

(1976) suggested that the mechanism <strong>of</strong> blanching is due to differences in thermal<br />

expansion and subsequent contraction <strong>of</strong> the seed and seed coat, resulting in a<br />

loosening <strong>of</strong> the seed coat.<br />

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