Eating a Whole Peanut
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Question
I wanted to ask: when one eats a single whole peanut that was in its thick shell, must one recite an after-blessing, or is it necessary to reach a certain amount of eating?
Answer
Shalom and blessings
The minimum amount of eating that obligates an after-blessing is a “kezayit.”
However, some say that eating a “beriah” (a whole entity) obligates an after-blessing even with less than the measure of a kezayit. A peanut is a doubtful case of “beriah.” [On the one hand, it is whole; on the other hand, it is not really a complete beriah like a whole olive].
Therefore, one should avoid eating it whole if one will not be eating the amount of a kezayit.
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