At brunch the other day one of my friends was talking about how a pet peeve she has about peanut butter is when the oil separates. She was also talking about no salt peanut butter that her mom buys for her father because it is healthier. No salt peanut butter? I wondered what this would taste like. She said not the best peanut butter she has ever had. The reason this happens is because of absence of partially hydrogenated oil. This means natural peanut butter is healthier than normal peanut butter, but it also alters its consistency. To solve this pet peeve of my friend and any future oil dilemmas the natural peanut butter should be kept in the fridge. Then the taste will stay fresh and the oils will not separate. It was interesting that she said that even her regular peanut butter would sometimes separate as well. I said I never had this problem and we concluded it must be because I use my peanut butter at least every other day if not more.
3 comments:
Wow, I've never heard of pb separation before. I buy the smallest chunky pb and it lasts me nearly 3 months and I have never seen such a phenomenon. Maybe the chunks are to blame.
I have had the separation problem before, though not often. I would definitely like to try the salt free peanut butter to see the difference in taste when it is refrigerated and when it is not.
I've definately see the separation in the "organic" peanut butter in supermarkets. It just seems weird to me. Is it supposed to be healthier when there is about a half an inch of oil on top before you even get to the peanut butter? It looks unhealthy to me anyway.
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