More Facts at THE NATIONAL
PEANUT BOARD website.
By the Numbers:
* It takes about 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter.
* By law, any product labeled “peanut butter” in the United States must be at least 90 percent peanuts.
* Peanuts account for two-thirds of all snack nuts consumed in the USA.
* Peanuts contribute more than $4 billion to the USA economy each year.
Consumption Facts:
* The average child will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before he/she graduates high school.
* Peanut butter is consumed in 90 percent of USA households.
* Americans eat enough peanut butter in a year to make more than 10 billion peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
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You Know??
Peanut Butter Dip Recipe:
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup Jif® Whips Whipped Creamy Peanut Butter
2/3 cup Smucker's® Caramel Flavored Topping, divided
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup miniature marshmallows
3 tablespoons chopped cocktail peanuts
2 medium unpeeled red apples, cored and sliced
2 medium unpeeled green apples, cored and sliced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
* BEAT cheese cheese, peanut butter, 1/3 cup caramel topping, cinnamon and almond extract in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in marshmallows.
* SPOON into serving bowl. Drizzle with remaining 1/3 cup caramel topping. Sprinkle with peanuts.
* TOSS sliced apples with lemon juice to prevent browning. Serve immediately with dip.