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    Peanut Butter

    I was just wondering if the peanut butter i have is ok to use....
    Natural peanut butter am guessing is just 100% peanuts right? no?

    The only stuff i can buy over here in the UK is this:

    per 100g:

    calories 592
    protein 24g
    fat 50.2g
    saturated fat 9.0g

    ingredients: peanuts, palm oil and sea salt.

    Is this bad sh*t?

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    Looks good to me, you just don't want Sugar!

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    holy fuk thats a SHITload of fat....

    i know it may be good fats but are you sure of that? does it say what kind of fat it is?

    is the saturated fat on top of the fat already listed totally 59 some odd grams?

    wo

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    thats per 100 g, i think thats more than typical two tbsp serving

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    Quote Originally Posted by MatrixGuy
    I was just wondering if the peanut butter i have is ok to use....
    Natural peanut butter am guessing is just 100% peanuts right? no?

    The only stuff i can buy over here in the UK is this:

    per 100g:

    calories 592
    protein 24g
    fat 50.2g
    saturated fat 9.0g

    ingredients: peanuts, palm oil and sea salt.

    Is this bad sh*t?
    Of course it's bad!!!!!!!!!!




    .....jk

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    i just checked out my jar of natty pb and the serving size is 32 g.. knowing that, imo the peanut butter isn't bad, its just measured at a really high serving size (100 g) which would cause the fats to be tripled. so just stick to two tbsp's of the stuff and it'd be like the natural pb we have here

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    Quote Originally Posted by MatrixGuy
    I was just wondering if the peanut butter i have is ok to use....
    Natural peanut butter am guessing is just 100% peanuts right? no?

    The only stuff i can buy over here in the UK is this:

    per 100g:

    calories 592
    protein 24g
    fat 50.2g
    saturated fat 9.0g

    ingredients: peanuts, palm oil and sea salt.

    Is this bad sh*t?
    Its pretty much the same as fresh peanuts. Basically fine, but you really need to use it sparingly because of the high calorie count.

    You didn't list the carbs or fibre, so I'll do it for you. It has 7g of carb and 2g of fibre for 2 tbs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dally
    holy fuk thats a SHITload of fat....

    i know it may be good fats but are you sure of that? does it say what kind of fat it is?

    is the saturated fat on top of the fat already listed totally 59 some odd grams?

    wo
    I knew 9g of saturated was quite. The 52g includes saturated i hope! Would i be better off just making my own. ... blending some peanuts and adding some flax oil?

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    It is easy to make yourself- just throw peanut in a blender for a while and thats it. I have tasted the UK brands of PB and personally, I would make my own if I lived there. The jar stuff was okay but it didnt taste much like peanuts to me.

    The advantage of making it yourself is that you do not need to add salt (unless you want it). You COULD add flax oil, but w/out it the PB is already very oily, as peanuts ARE mostly oil - hence the high fat content on the label - most of it is coming from the content of peanuts.

    You will see a seperaration for the peanut and the oild very quickly. You can either stir it back in or pour it off.

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    Christ bro, that's an entire days worth of fat at one time.

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    I love peanut butter... but yeah, that's a terd load of fat.

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    Sh*t.... and i just bought 5 jars of the stuff......

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    One Tablespoon would be about 14 grams, so I wouldn't wory too much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Giantz11
    One Tablespoon would be about 14 grams, so I wouldn't wory too much.

    hmm yah, well, if ya look at it that way, then yah i guess, I dont eat that piss, I just eat efa's and the like.... so. I'll eat nuts tho. Heavies got nice nuts... but there SOOOO salty.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Giantz11
    Looks good to me, you just don't want Sugar!
    Or even worse, fructose or hydrogenated oil. Yeah, sugar sucks.

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    this is a good post. Ive been wondering a bit about my pb cos I luv the stufff!!

    The thing is, the calories and fat content dont bother me too much but, the one I get has hydrogenated oil in it which Ive always known was bad but thought itll be OK cos theres only a little amount in it. The other option available, is much more expensive, tastes horrible, and it has sugar in it. but no hydro.

    I didnt know you could make your own pb either. So just the normal blender that I stick my protein powder in to make my shake, blast the peanuts in it and it will make PB ??? Can I add other nuts to it also ?

    thanks

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    i eat about 6-8 Tbs peanut butter aday, u guys make me feel bad, should i ?!

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    Quote Originally Posted by dazbo
    this is a good post. Ive been wondering a bit about my pb cos I luv the stufff!!

    I didnt know you could make your own pb either. So just the normal blender that I stick my protein powder in to make my shake, blast the peanuts in it and it will make PB ??? Can I add other nuts to it also ?

    thanks
    Yep, the very same blender. Just keep grinding away. It takes about 3 miunutes with mine. I stop it twice to sir it with a spoon. Its the best testing PB you can get! And yes, it works for other nuts too. Almond butter is a personal favorite of mine. If the nuts are roasted it trastes better than if you try it with raw nuts.

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    I think i might try making my own peanut butter now, but i'll have to buy a blender! Almond butter sounds good.

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    I buy both but I stick to the natural brands, the only thing they seem to add is salt. I think I may try making my own though, sometimes the natural brands are too salty.


    Juicy - when you mention fructose and hydrogenated oil, that isn't the natural kind, is it? I've never seen that before...

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    Quote Originally Posted by MatrixGuy
    I think i might try making my own peanut butter now, but i'll have to buy a blender! Almond butter sounds good.
    You can get them cheap in the Sates. I just got a new one for $15. I was in London a couple weeks ago and everything seems to cost double for you guys. Still, a small investment for a lot of pleasure.

    Let me know how it comes out MatrixGuy. Since it is going to be great, contol yourself and try not to eat too much, because, by definition, nuts have a lot of calories.

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    Quote Originally Posted by beenie
    You can get them cheap in the Sates. I just got a new one for $15. I was in London a couple weeks ago and everything seems to cost double for you guys. Still, a small investment for a lot of pleasure.

    Let me know how it comes out MatrixGuy. Since it is going to be great, contol yourself and try not to eat too much, because, by definition, nuts have a lot of calories.
    Thanx bro. Everything in the UK is well overpriced. How would you store it though onced you have made it? just bung it in a jar? I think i might have to experiment a little!

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    strange Q, but, I have a load of nuts which I bought that have been stored in a bag. they were bought around 6-8months ago and I forgot they were there. Its a big bag of various nuts which I thought I would use to make my butter but do they go off at all ??? You think theyll be oK ??

    thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by dazbo
    strange Q, but, I have a load of nuts which I bought that have been stored in a bag. they were bought around 6-8months ago and I forgot they were there. Its a big bag of various nuts which I thought I would use to make my butter but do they go off at all ??? You think theyll be oK ??

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    Taste the nuts first. If they they taste okay go ahead and use them. If they taste stale, toss 'em and buy fresh ones.
    Last edited by beenie; 07-01-2005 at 12:30 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MatrixGuy
    Thanx bro. Everything in the UK is well overpriced. How would you store it though onced you have made it? just bung it in a jar? I think i might have to experiment a little!
    I store mine in a resealable plastic container. You can also use a glas jar from used pu PB, but any container will do. If you sotore it in the refrigerator, it prevents the separation of the oil, but the PB or almond butter becomes a little more stiff. If you do not refrigerate oil separates from the PB and rises to the top. You can stir it back in if you like softer PB.

    Thinking about it, if you poured off the oil maybe you would lower the saturated fat, keeping the protien. I have never tried this - just thinking out loud.

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    saturated fat is solid at room temp so I dont think it would be sat fat that you would pour away there.
    thanks beenie

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    Quote Originally Posted by dazbo
    saturated fat is solid at room temp so I dont think it would be sat fat that you would pour away there.
    thanks beenie
    Well it was a thought anyway. I suppose if it were that simple, other would already be doing it.

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    just made it with mixed nuts. Not very nice. I added some olive oil too make it a little more runny too.

    Oh yeah - I need a new blender now!! Broke this one!!!!!!

    Just gonna try normal skinned peanuts next time. Whats best to use ? Dry roasted ? Plain skinned ? Redskins ?? Any other ?

    thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by dazbo
    just made it with mixed nuts. Not very nice. I added some olive oil too make it a little more runny too.

    Oh yeah - I need a new blender now!! Broke this one!!!!!!

    Just gonna try normal skinned peanuts next time. Whats best to use ? Dry roasted ? Plain skinned ? Redskins ?? Any other ?

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    I buy unsalted roasted.

    The mixed nuts should have come out well and you should not have needed to add any oil. Make sure that you leave it on long enuough and u may need to turn the blender off and scrape the PB off the sides then turn it back on again a couple times to make it creamy. It should be a sticky mess getting it out of the blender. That will be the indicator that you have done it correctly.

    If you keep the nuts in for 1 minute, u will get chopped nuts. After about 3 minutes it should be PB.

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    It was in the blender for quite a while. I did scrape it about as well, and kept blending in between but anyway, my blender is broke now - it didnt like blending them up!! Smoke n pieces broke off it and stuff!! Gonna try get new one today tho.

    thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by dazbo
    It was in the blender for quite a while. I did scrape it about as well, and kept blending in between but anyway, my blender is broke now - it didnt like blending them up!! Smoke n pieces broke off it and stuff!! Gonna try get new one today tho.

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    That is very strange. You DID remove the shells deom the nuts before you began to blend them right?

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    Am going to make my own, i have decided now. I have a big bag of peanuts in their shells which i got from the supermarket.... its going to take hours to un-shell these! How much will i need?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MatrixGuy
    Sh*t.... and i just bought 5 jars of the stuff......

    well that was a very gay thing to do

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    Quote Originally Posted by MatrixGuy
    Am going to make my own, i have decided now. I have a big bag of peanuts in their shells which i got from the supermarket.... its going to take hours to un-shell these! How much will i need?
    I use a cup or two unshelled. It shouldn't make a difference as long as there is enough to fill the bolltom of the blender and go a couple of inches over the blade.

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    i just did this..mmm tatsed pretty good...dunno y they put all those additives in there my only advice would be: add some splenda or stevia!!! and use unsalted other than that it was perfect...

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    Yeah I removed the shells - they were all removed actually, I didnt do it.

    If I just used peanuts, do I need to take of the red skin ??

    thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by dazbo
    Yeah I removed the shells - they were all removed actually, I didnt do it.

    If I just used peanuts, do I need to take of the red skin ??

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    I wouldn't go to the bother. I don't think it will hurt the flavor.

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    Would you add anything to it when mixing it in the blender? Wouldn't splenda make it abit ermmm, gross?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MatrixGuy
    Would you add anything to it when mixing it in the blender? Wouldn't splenda make it abit ermmm, gross?
    You don't need to add a thing. If they are unsalted you might want to add a little salt, or maybe not.

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    What about using Natty PB in shakes instead of Flax, is that an ok substitiute?

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