What is Peanut Butter?
Peanut butter is a very popular paste made using dry roasted peanuts; the raw peanuts after been collected need to be shelled and checked to eliminate any under grown kernels, these peanuts are then roasted and ground up. People from all over the globe use peanut butter as a sandwich spread and in some cases gourmet peanut butter will include other tasty ingredients such as jelly or chocolate. Other types of nut butters are produced using different types of nuts such as Brazil, Almond and Cashew. It is documented that over half of America’s annual peanut crop is used for making peanut butter! Not only is it used as a delicious treat, peanut butter only has many health benefits as well.
Here is a little information about what standard ‘smooth style’ factory made peanut butter usually contains –
Nutritional Value per 100g/3.5 oz
Energy – 590 kcal – 2460kJ
Carbohydrates – 20g
Starch – 4.8g
Sugars – 9.2g
Dietary Fiber – 6g
Fat – 50g
Protein – 25g
Water – 1.8g
Alcohol – 0g
Caffeine – 0mg
All this sounds great and very healthy but homemade peanut butter is even healthier! Using less sugars and fat in a natural process to keep your heart happy and healthy is the only way. It seems that the future of peanut indulgence is centered in the simple process of making peanut butter at home. It really is the cheapest and tastiest way to enjoy peanut butter.
