Natural PB v/s Jif

[Guest guest]

> Is natural peanut butter the stuff with that layer of oil floating

on

> top? : P ~ Can you pour that off? I love peanut butter too but that

> layer of oil is a BIG turnoff for me - enough to where I can easily

> sacrifice and just eat a fat PBJ on free day.

>

> Is the hydrogenation the only reason that say, Jif is bad? Does

> natural peanut butter have the same fat content? Sugar?

The problem with Jif & skippy to me is simply illustrated by the

ingredients

If you buy real peanut butter like Adam's, ingredients

reads " peanuts " and thats it

You don't want to pour the layer of oil off, thats your good fat

It is kind of hard to mix it in the jar so I just dump it out into a

bowl, mix it and then put it back in.

[Guest guest]

I saw the subject line, and wouldn't you know it, I have a peanut butter

re-post:

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Actually, under the new FDA labeling guidelines, peanut butter already qualifies

as a trans-fat free food. There is partially hydrogenated oil listed on the

label, but it's a tiny amount. The trans fats in emulsified peanut butter

(grocery store brands like Skippy and Jif) are 100 times lower than the proposed

FDA guideline of .5g per 2 tablespoons.

The Facts About Fat In Peanut Butter

http://www.peanut-institute.org/04feb00_PeanutButter_Facts.html

Now, I realize that the original research came from the Peanut Institute, but

the study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition is legit. (I looked it

up on MedLine) and the Peanut Institute's claims have now been duplicated by

Prevention magazine. I'll paste in what Prevention says:

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Prevention magazine had a laboratory measure trans fat in four homogenized

brands: Skippy, Jif, Pan and Finast (a supermarket label). The good news:

The levels of trans fats per 2-tablespoon serving in all four brands were far

lower than 0.5 gram. They were so low that, under proposed laws, they can

legally claim 0 gram trans fat on labels. This confirms tests by the Peanut

Institute that we reported last July. While only natural brands are totally

trans-free, homogenized brands are ultralow in trans fat.

What about Sugar?

Again, we compared labels. Per 2-tablespoon serving, homogenized brands contain

an average of 3 grams of sugar, while natural brands contain 2 grams. No

meaningful difference there.

So choose natural or homogenized, whichever you prefer. We think both are

healthy. But we don't recommend homogenized reduced-fat peanut butter. You get

less healthy monounsaturated fat, and you save few, if any, calories!

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Remember that peanut butter is not considered a protein source on

BFL. It counts as fat and should be used in moderation. I just wanted to point

out that peanut butter won't actually kill you if you like a little on your

celery. I'm not responsible if you grab a spoon and eat a whole jar as a result

of my research. :-)

PS - I eat Skippy Super Chunk. Don't like the sand and motor oil varieties. ;-)

[Guest guest]

The worst thing about the Jif is that it has trans fatty acids(bad

fats) added to keep the oil from separating. The natural pb, if you

stir it together once it won't separate again if you refrigerate it.

Stasia