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Yes, okay, guessing the origin from the name can be somewhat misleading. But the striking thing for me is that people do not know and do not bother to ask themselves where a product that they consume every day or every week comes from. That's ignorance.
Why is it important to know these things? I'd rather people be ignorant of the biology of a peanut plant than ignorant of the many important things that people are ignorant of.
I consider it important that if I am consuming a produce regularly to know what exactly I'm eating, what it is made from and where does it come from. Because the stuff I'm eating becomes a part of me. And also because I am regularly spending money for that so I will inform myself about the details of a product.
It's not about those peanuts, that's part of understanding one's own life and the contexts of life in which one is involved. And I think it is a problem that many people are consumers who are very alienated from these life contexts and no longer understand how they are actually connected to the world. That's one reason why illusions can thrive.
Sure it's great that this is an interest to you, but not everyone is going to care about minutia about food. At the end of the day we have to trust someone that's done some research into whether a plant is safe to eat and whether it's healthy, and in what quantities, etc. regardless of whether it's a legume or a fruit or whatever. Which food is safe and healthy is important, other biological details are trivia.
I think to dismiss the search for basic knowledge as a mere personal interest misses the point. If people don't even know about such things like that chips are made from potatoes, that is a warning sign – it's a matter of lacking general education and too many people not caring about their own actual ecosystem and dependencies.