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Peanut Butter

What is Peanut Butter?

Peanut butter also referred to as peanut paste is a food spread made primarily from ground roasted peanuts. [1]



History

The use of peanuts dates to the Aztecs and Incas, and peanut paste may have been used by the Aztecs as a toothache remedy in the first century of the Common Era. [1]

Marcellus Gilmore Edson (1849 - 1940) of Montreal, Canada obtained a patent for peanut butter in 1884. [1]

A businessperson from St. Louis named George Bayle produced and sold peanut butter in the form of a snack food in 1894. [1]

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Peanut Butter


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Peanut Butter".
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Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Peanut Butter - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Maranatha Peanut Butter
Natural Peanut Butter
Peanut Butter Chips

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

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Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchMay 25, 2009 @ 10:32 PM

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