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[–] 32 points 3 months ago (2 children)

what do you mean it's mostly butter? even peanut butter with added oil/sugar/salt is still some 85% peanuts. Or do you mean simply that it had a high fat content?

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  • [–] 16 points 3 months ago (8 children)

    Can’t they make peanut butter where they don’t add anything at all? Like just peanuts?

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  • [–] 29 points 3 months ago*

    Unsalted natural peanut butter is just roasted peanuts. Salted natural peanut butter is just peanuts and salt. The oil is just from the peanuts, not added.

    No mix peanut butter is the same but with palm oil and usually whichever sweeteners are cheapest. Palm oil hardens at room temperature and keeps the peanut oil from separating.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Sounds like you've never been to a hippy store. They sometimes have machines that you pour the peanuts into and then you have some peanut butter. You can also have cashew butter, etc.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    They do! But the oil separates and you have to stir it first. And it needs to be refrigerated after opening.

    Convenience, whether it's for the producer or consumer, got us again.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I make my own peanut butter because I like it extra roasty. It's like 500g peanuts, a half teaspoon of salt.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    That was the most surprising bit to me when I started making them too. You can make it with literally just blending peanuts and that's it

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Many people really don't understand how simple many processed foods are. "Taco flavoring" and ranch dressing packets are both literally 5¢ worth of herbs and/or spices any normal person already has at home.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)
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    I use peanut butter powder in my overnight oats. Imagine a peasant seeing all that work done just to remove nutritional content because I want to lose fat.

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