Did you know?
By law, any product labeled “peanut butter” in the United States must be at least 90 percent peanuts.
It takes about 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter.
It takes 3.2 gallons of water to produce 1 ounce of peanuts. (Bonus fact: 1 ounce of almonds takes 28.7 gallons)
According to Little Brownie Bakers, cookie bakers use about 230,000 pounds of peanut butter per week to bake Girl Scout's Do-si-dos and Tagalongs. Click here for a chai-spiced peanut butter cookie recipe.
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