National Peanut Butter Day – January 24

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National Peanut Butter Day

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Facts on Peanut Butter

  • Peanut butter is a food paste made primarily from ground dry roasted nut. Peanuts are actually a legume and not a nut.
  • The United States is a leading exporter of peanut butter.
  • Peanut butter provides protein, vitamins B3, and E, magnesium, foliate, dietary fiber, and high levels of the antioxidant p-coumaric acid.
  • Americans consume on average over 1.5 billion pounds of peanut butter and peanut products each year.
  • The average child will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before he/she graduates high school.
  • Americans spend almost $800 million a year on peanut butter.