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25 Shocking Peanut Butter Facts

Peanut butter is probably one of the main staples in your regular diet. It’s delicious, easy to spread, offers lots of healthy fats and vitamins, and is basically just a classic that you never need to question. With all the peanut butter you eat, how much do you really know about it? Below are 25 of the most interesting and surprising peanut and peanut butter facts we could find. Test your knowledge and see how many you knew and how many were surprising.

  • 80% of peanut butter sold in the US is creamy

  • 96% of people making PB&J sandwiches will spread the peanut butter before the jelly

 

  • National Peanut Butter Day is January 24th

  • National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day is March 1st

  • Former US Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter were both peanut farmers

  • 60% of all US peanuts are grown in Georgie, Alabama, and Florida

 

  • Most peanut butter consumed in 1 minute: 13.33 ounces. The title is held by Andre Ortolf of Germany

  • Most PB&J sandwiches consumed in 1 minute: 6. The title is held by Patrick Bertoletti of Illinois

 

  • In 2008 there was a salmonella outbreak in peanut butter that killed 9 people

  • To be called peanut butter a jar must legally contain 90% peanuts

  • The first crunchy peanut butter was sold by Skippy in 1932

 

  • There are 540 peanuts in a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter

  • 60% of people prefer smooth peanut butter 40% prefer crunchy

  • According to sales, people on the East coast prefer smooth peanut butter

  • Peanuts are the 18th most valued US crop

  • The world’s largest peanut butter and jelly sandwich weighed 1,342 pounds and was made in Grand Saline, Texas

 

  • Peanut butter was considered a delicacy during the early 1900s

  • 6 US cities are named “Peanut” and are located in West Virginia, California, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania

  • The average European only consumes 1 tablespoon of peanut butter a year

 

  • The average American eats 3 pounds of peanut butter a year

 

  • 36% of people prefer strawberry jelly on a PB&J and 31% prefer grape

  • 1.4% of the US population is allergic to peanuts

  • 75% of American families regularly purchase peanut butter

  • Peanut butter is made with Runner peanuts. There are 3 other varieties Virginia, Spanish, and Valencia 

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