Peanut Butter Annalyse McHone What is the history behind the actual peanut?
● Peanuts as a whole originated from South America. ● It really began to spread and become popular as the New World was being founded by Spanish Explorers. ● It made its way to North America around the 1700’s on via ships that held slaves. ● The peanut began to really grow in the 1700 and 1800’s by peanut farms that were made. ● In the early nineteenth century during the Civil War time is when peanut oil, peanut butter, and roasted peanuts became very popular. How was peanut butter founded?
● Peanut butter was first made by a man named John Harvey Kellogg in 1895. ● He developed it for those who were older and needed nutrients through food such as protein but couldn’t chew meat. ● Peanut butter made it’s very first appearance publicly sold in 1904 at the St. Louis World Fair. What are the health facts of peanut butter?
● For one serving of peanut butter is two tablespoons which is roughly 190 calories. Technically this is seen has a higher calorie food. ● Peanut butter is good for lowering cholesterol, lowering heart disease, and provides the nine essential amino acids your body needs. ● Peanut butter is packed with proteins, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin E, and vitamin B. What are some false claims of peanut butter?
● The number one false claim is that peanut butter makes you fat. This is untrue because it has been shown that is is very beneficial to weight loss. ● Everyone’s body is different especially for vegans, and vegetarian who are more plant based. Where is peanut butter the most popular?
● According to charts, peanut butter is the most popularly produced in China. ● In 2018, China produced 18.5 million metric tons of peanut butter. This is 41% of the total world production. ● In 2016, China reached the highest demand for peanuts with 170,012 metric tons of shelled peanuts. How popular is peanut butter in the US?
● Annually the US produces around 700 million pounds of peanut butter. ● Peanut butter is very popular in the US because of how many different ways we use peanut butter. ● We have peanut butter sandwiches, peanut butter cookies, peanut brittle, and even peanut butter hummus. Peanut Farms
● A majority of peanut farms are grown in warmer climates like Asia, Africa, Australia, and certain parts of North and South America. ● Peanut farms aren’t the most common farms in the world in fact the US has around 3% of the worlds acreage of peanuts. ● The average peanut farm is about 200 acres. What is the manufacturing process of peanut butter?
● The average jar of peanut butter contains 1.5% of salt, 0.125% of vegetable oil, 2% of dextrose, and 2% of corn syrup. 1. Harvest 2. Shelling 3. Dry roast 4. Cooling 5. Blanching 6. Grinding 7. Packaging What happens to those with a peanut allergy?
● Peanuts is the fourth most common food allergy in the world. ● A peanut allergy occurs when the bodies immune system thinks the proteins found in the peanuts are harmful to the body. ● For those allergic to even touching it their immune system sends chemicals into the bloodstream that then causes a reaction when touched. Citations
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