"Jackie Patti" > wrote in message
...
> Pete Romfh wrote:
>> 1/4 cup Peanut butter ; - Reduced fat version is best
>
> I accidentally bought a jar of reduced fat "peanut spread" and it's been
> on my shelf for months as it didn't sound appetizing to me. It was the
> last jar left yesterday, and I looked at it and noticed it said "60%
> peanuts" on the front. I wondered what the heck the other 40% was... even
> Jif and Skippy are primarily peanuts!
>
> The main ingredient list is peanuts, corn syrup solids, soy protein,
> sugar. In the 2% or less category, there's: salt, molasses, hydrogenated
> vegetable oils, magensium oxide, ferric phosphate, zinc oxide,
> niacinamide, copper sulfate, pyridoxine hydrochloride and folic acid.
>
> So the other 40% has some vegetable protein but is mostly sugar, with some
> minimal amount of trans fat, vitamins and minerals added.
>
> This stuff comes in at 15g carb per 2 TB serving as opposed to 6g in
> regular peanut butter or 5g in the natural stuff; that's pretty
> significant to me as I'm unlikely to eat only 2 TB of peanut butter as a
> serving anyways, a quarter jar is more likely!
>
> The label says it's only 12g fat per serving as opposed to 16g in regular
> peanut butter. I expect I could accomplish a similar fat reduction just
> by pouring the oil off of the natural stuff.

How nasty. I buy the 100% peanut stuff with no additives or preservatives
and pour off most of the oil. It's a bit hard to spread this way, but it
still works. I also buy the Adams No Stir. I prefer the Adams brand
because there is no chance of cross contamination with it. I have an almond
allergy.