Whether you prefer creamy or chunky peanut butter, it has been a staple spread for breakfast eaters! You can enjoy it with jam or chocolate even topping it with some fresh fruits! The peanut butter can be versatile and be used as a flavor in baking or cooking.
The early peanut butter made by the Aztecs and Incas around 1000 BC was more of a paste and not nearly as creamy as the peanut butter we know now.
Peanut butter didn't become widely used until the 20th century. First, the peanut had to be considered more than animal feed, which was until the late 1800s. At the turn of the century, inventions that made planting, cultivating and harvesting the legume (the peanut isn't a nut at all) made it possible to see the peanut as a retail and wholesale food item.
Peanut butter is beneficial and a good source of vitamin E, B6, niacin, calcium, potassium, and iron. It is also packed with protein and is rich in healthy monounsaturated fat.
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