virginia peanut pod virginia peanut pod (raw) A peanut from the Virginia peanut varietal which is usually the largest of all peanut varietals. The large-seeded Virginia group peanuts are grown in the US states of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and parts of Georgia. They are increasing in popularity due to demand for large peanuts for processing, particularly for salting, confections, and roasting in the shells. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut#Virginia_group]. Virginia peanuts account for about 15 percent of total U. S. production. [https://www.nationalpeanutboard.org/peanut-info/peanut-types.htm] SIREN DB annotation: * whole, natural shape FOODON:03430150 * not heat-treated FOODON:03440003 * seed (anatomical part) FOODON:03420155 ballpark peanut requires discussion