Roasted peanuts make boldly flavored butters. For a milder flavor, use blanched peanuts.

The Food and Drug Administration allows peanut butter spreads which contain only 60% peanuts.  This is how many companies provide reduced fat options.

Did you know that the law requires peanut butter contain at least 90% peanuts, with no artificial sweeteners, colors or preservatives?  Natural peanut butter is just peanuts, salt, and occasionally peanut oil.  If you prefer natural peanut butter, you should store it upside down in the refrigerator.  Doing so forces the oil to settle on the bottom of the jar which makes it much easier to mix.  Of course, be sure to seal the jar before turning it upside down!

When companies make non-natural peanut butter, they usually add about 7% sweeteners, a little salt, and a stabilizer to keep the peanut butter fresh and the oil from separating.

There are four types of peanuts grown in the United States — Runner, Spanish, Valencia, and Virginia.  Runner peanuts are preferred for peanut butter because they are uniform in size which helps achieve evenly roasted peanuts for the best-tasting product.

Do you suffer from arachibutyrophobia?  It is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth?

In Dutch, peanut butter is called pindakaas (peanut cheese), because the name butter was protected in the Netherlands when peanut butter came on the market there in 1948.

89% of American households consume peanut butter.  Adults actually consume more peanut butter than kids.  I could see this being true!

96% of people when making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich put the peanut butter on before the jelly.

Which do you put on first - the peanut butter or the jelly?

Peanut butter was rarely eaten outside the United States until 1960.

I’ve read in many places that creamy peanut butter can be used to remove chewing gum from clothes and hair.

Tell the truth - has anyone tried this?