Insofar as new studies are done on the health
claim of peanuts, various foods with this legume
are increasingly being consumed in Brazil, such
as: peanut oil, peanut paste and peanut paçoca,
consumed as dessert. In this sense studies that clarify
whether the benefits attributed to peanut extend to
their products are very important, so that society
becomes to know them and broadly enjoy all its
qualities. Thus, this study aims to assess the weight
of swiss mice subjected to a diet with peanut paçoca,
the peanut candy typical Brazilian.