Power of Peanut butter.

The majority of the peanuts grown in North America are grown into peanut butter. The high fat content of peanuts makes them easy to grind into a paste, but the oil quickly turns rancid when exposed to oxygen and light. Many commercial peanut butters are made with preservatives, stabilizers and added salt and sugar; you can avoid these ingredients by buying fresh ground peanut butter made solely from nuts. The oil that rises to the top of the jar can be poured off to reduce the fat content. It is best to store peanut butter in glass container in the refrigerator, where the darkness prevents the loss of B vitamins and the cold retards oil separation. Peanut butter that do not separate usually contain hydrogenated vegetable oils. This means they are full of trans fatty acids, which are bad for heart.

Peanut butter can be a valuable nutritional resource for children, who need extra dietary fat for proper growth and development. One tablespoon contains about 95 calories, with 5 gram of protein, 8 gram of polyunsaturated fat and significant amount of B vitamins, calcium, potassium and magnesium, along with 100 milligram of sodium and traces of iron and zinc. Thus peanut butter is a vitamin rich food.