Ingredients: Peanuts, Wheat Flour, Cane Sugar, Tapioca Starch, Corn Starch, Rice Flour, Leavening (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Baking Soda), Wasabi Seasoning (Potato Starch, Wasabi Powder [Maltodextrin, Mustard Seed]), Sea Salt, Potato Starch and Color (FD&C Blue No. 1, Yellow No. 5).

Deliciously spicy and different! A really super tasy hot wasabi flavoured crunchy shell on a roasted peanut. On the label: Take a peanut and mix it with traditional Japanese wasabi (a fiery horseradish flavour) and you've got a great Oriental experience for your tastebuds!

A: Yes, Wasabi Coated Peanuts are a healthy snack option, as they are high in protein and healthy fats. Peanuts are also rich in nutrients such as vitamin E, magnesium, and fiber.

Additional Information

Wasabi peanuts consist of crunchy whole peanuts tossed in a wasabi-flavored coating. The coating gives wasabi peanuts a great green color. Fair warning: these peanuts are not for the spicy-averse! This hot and crunchy snack is a snack for parties or as a spicy popcorn alternative.

Wasabi peas contain protein, fiber, and important nutrients like manganese, thiamin, copper, and vitamin K. Wasabi peas can support healthy blood sugar levels and may lower the risk of diabetes and prediabetes due to their protein, fiber, and manganese content.

Real wasabi is made of "Japanese horseradish", which is the plant known as Wasabia japonica or Eutrema japonicum. This is a totally different plant to European horseradish. Fake wasabi is made of European horseradish, often with green food coloring added.

Broadly speaking, there are two types of wasabi, namely, hon-wasabi (Japanese wasabi), and seiyo-wasabi (“western” wasabi or horseradish).

10 Health Benefits of Wasabi

• Wasabi boosts the immune system.
• It can improve gut health.
• Wasabi can help with bone health.
• It may reduce the risk of cancer.
• Wasabi supports heart health.
• It has anti-inflammatory properties.
• It has antibacterial properties.
• Wasabi can help alleviate seasonal allergies.

There is also a theory that because its heart-shaped leaves resemble those of the Aoi (hollyhock) plant and it grows along stream beds of mountain river valleys (“sawa”), it was, therefore, called Sawa-aoi, and then later shortened to “wasahi,” which eventually became wasabi.

Types of Peanuts

• Runner. Runners have become the dominant type due to the introduction in the early 1970's of a new runner variety, the Florunner, which was responsible for a spectacular increase in peanut yields.
• Virginia.
• Spanish.
• Valencia.

Traditionally, wasabi was used to make the fish taste better and to fight bacteria from raw fish. Today, wasabi is still used for this reason. Its flavor is designed to bring out the taste of the raw fish, not cover it. Too much wasabi, however, may overpower the fish taste.

Yes, wasabi is healthy! This powerful green root is packed with nutrients, including vitamin C, potassium, and calcium. It also contains antioxidants and compounds that can help protect your body against inflammation and chronic diseases.

10 Health Benefits of Wasabi

• Wasabi boosts the immune system.
• It can improve gut health.
• Wasabi can help with bone health.
• It may reduce the risk of cancer.
• Wasabi supports heart health.
• It has anti-inflammatory properties.
• It has antibacterial properties.
• Wasabi can help alleviate seasonal allergies.