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The resulting amount of trans fat in regular peanut butter is so small that, under the proposed FDA labeling guidelines for trans fats, the peanut butter labels will list 0 trans fats.
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www.peanutbutterlovers.com/nutrition/transfats.html
www.peanutbutterlovers.com/nutrition/transfats.html
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It is expected that under new FDA guidelines, peanut butter would declare zero grams trans fat on its label. ... Trans Fat is Undetectable in Peanut Butter, says USDA Study; FDA will soon announce trans fat labeling regulations...
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www.peanut-institute.org/070303_PR.html
www.peanut-institute.org/070303_PR.html
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The amount of trans-fat in peanut butter with 2% stabilizer is less than .0032 g, or 156 times less than what is needed to reach the 0 g trans-fat cut-off. ... Over 80% of the fat in peanut butter is the cholesterol-lowering, good unsaturated kind, and, as with all plant foods, peanut butter contains no cholesterol.
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www.peanut-institute.org/05-01-01_trans-fatty_PR.html
www.peanut-institute.org/05-01-01_trans-fatty_PR.html
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So, to avoid the trans fat, I went with natural peanut butter (which isn’t hydrogenized). However, I’ve learned that a study by the Agricultural Research Service — a part of the USDA — says that there’s no trans fat in peanut butter (natural or otherwise).
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www.handcoding.com/archives/2003/10/20/no-trans-fat-in-...
www.handcoding.com/archives/2003/10/20/no-trans-fat-in-peanut-butter-after-all/
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In terms of peanut butter, choosing full-fat peanut butter would be a healthy decision. Or, if you’re up for it, full-fat natural peanut butter would be even more healthy (since, without the hydrogenation, it has no trans fat).
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www.handcoding.com/archives/2003/03/18/low-fat-peanut-b...
www.handcoding.com/archives/2003/03/18/low-fat-peanut-butter-not-as-healthy/
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One caller said she pours it off -- but that doesn't really help anything and may make the peanut butter feel to stiff. (Peanuts are very high in fat even after you've poured off the oil, so if you're concerned about calories or total fat content, you're better off with another food.) ... PEANUT BUTTER; WITH NO TRANS FATS...
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www.drmirkin.com/nutrition/N242.html
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This means that a 32-gram serving of the studied peanut butters contain zero to about 0.0032 gram of trans fats without being detected. However, peanut butter has plenty of unsaturated fatty acids. The most abundant is oleic acid, the monounsaturated fat believed to be good for the cardiovascular system.
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www.foodnavigator.com/Science-Nutrition/Peanut-butter-i...
www.foodnavigator.com/Science-Nutrition/Peanut-butter-is-trans-fat-free
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All peanut butter contains small amounts of trans fats? Why would you want low fat peanut butter? The whole point of eating peanut butter (in moderation) is to provide you with fatty acids.
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forums.menshealth.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/295109121/m/28...
forums.menshealth.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/295109121/m/281100041/xsl/print_topic
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Should peanut butter be avoided because it is high in trans fats?; No. Based on the newly proposed FDA regulations about trans fat labeling, peanut butter would declare ZERO (0) trans fat. Independent analyses of peanut butters by The Peanut Institute have shown extremely low levels of trans fat.
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www.jif.com/sitewide/faq.asp
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