Can natiral peanut butter 'go bad?'

[thatsright]

I haave a jar of teddys natural PB in my car for emergency snaking. It is smooth, unsalted variety. With the naturak oils it would limit bacteria growth, right?

 

[Anubis]

its bad when its brand new so YES

 

[sdifox]

err, cars get really hot no?

 

[BUTCH1]

Look on the label for a date for usage, if it's been stored in a hot car for months might want to pass..

 

[schneiderguy]

natiral

 

[moshquerade]

I haave a jar of teddys natural PB in my car for emergency snaking. It is smooth, unsalted variety. With the naturak oils it would limit bacteria growth, right?

What is up with your spelling?

Check expiration date.

 

[Mike Gayner]

WTF are Americans referring to when they talk about "natural" peanut butter? As opposed to what? Peanut butter here is simply peanuts mashed with maybe a couple of other ingredients depending on brand - sugar, salt, oil.

 

[guyver01]

What is up with your spelling?

i'm gonna guess bad peanut butter causes mental issues

 

[Anubis]

WTF are Americans referring to when they talk about "natural" peanut butter? As opposed to what? Peanut butter here is simply peanuts mashed with maybe a couple of other ingredients depending on brand - sugar, salt, oil.

we are NOT refering to this

 

[Zebo]

What do you mean "go"? It is bad and you need half a gallon of water to down one spoon full.

 

[destrekor]

WTF are Americans referring to when they talk about "natural" peanut butter? As opposed to what? Peanut butter here is simply peanuts mashed with maybe a couple of other ingredients depending on brand - sugar, salt, oil.

Most super-market peanut butter has unnecessary oils added, more sugar than necessary, and some other ingredients whose purpose is unknown, though like for "flavor enhancement."

Natural brands, even Jif Natural, typically have more peanuts, and if not, at least have less added oil, so the majority of the oil is unsaturated.

Which means it is more likely to go "bad" than regular peanut butter. Why? Because unsaturated fat cannot be maintained forever, it will go rancid. Without something to stabilize the mixture, and extra preservatives, some brands go even further and make a mixture that requires refrigeration if one wishes to keep it around awhile.

Yes, some peanut butters require refrigeration. Those ones are the truest of peanut butters, in one way.. because those ones are closest to taking a heaping pile of peanuts and mashing them into a paste.

As for danger if eating bad peanut butter. Well hell, I have no idea. Basic rules of fats means it is likely to get rancid if left in a hot environment for long (mass-market peanut butter can last a long time even after opening though, so I'm not entirely sure here...), so the flavor might change for the worse, but I can't say much about health safety on peanut butter. I don't really know.

 

[destrekor]

What do you mean "go"? It is bad and you need half a gallon of water to down one spoon full.

are you saying peanut butter is bad, or one specific brand?

Peanut butter is actually an amazingly healthy source of nutrition. If one actually knows anything about real human nutritional needs, of course.

 

[sdifox]

op you can still use it as you intended, anal lube. Just don't lick it clean afterwards.

 

[fatpat268]

Why would you have peanut butter in your car for snacking? You're better off putting a couple of granola bars in there or something. They'll probably go stale after a while, but they'll still be good.

 

[Leros]

I buy natural peanut butter and the package says it has about a 3 month shelf life.

 

[Perknose]

WTF are Americans referring to when they talk about "natural" peanut butter? As opposed to what? Peanut butter here is simply peanuts mashed with maybe a couple of other ingredients depending on brand - sugar, salt, oil.

Natural peanut butter is just that, peanut butter with NOTHING ELSE unless it also contains salt, in which case it will say so on the label.

But for years and years and years, the only thing most Americans knew as peanut butter and the only thing available in most supermarkets contained liberal amounts of other crap.

They still do:

Most commercial peanut butter contains about 10% shoddy ingredients including dextrose, corn syrup solids, emulsifiers, hydrogenated vegetable oils and salt.

Sounds exactly like the crap you're crowing about there, Sparky.

Sadly, because of this, many Americans, like some in this thread, think this crap is peanut butter, and are so inured to it that they don't like REAL peanut butter.

This is analogous to the masturbatory virgin who thinks beating off is real sex, and whose sticky, calloused hands flutter in alarm at the thought of actual intercourse with another human being.

Sad, but all too apt for OT.

 

[Perknose]

Check expiration date.

OP, the expiration date is always wildly conservative, and is no true guide at all. They just don't want lawsuits.

It's so bad, even the brain dead noticed, so they have mostly changed "expiration dates"to "sell by dates."

Natural peanut butter will naturally separate into oil and solids, with the oil rising to the top. This does not indicate it's bad, just stir it up and enjoy.

The way you can best determine if it's bad is by smell and taste. At some point, the separated oil will become rancid. Smelling or tasting it will not kill or even harm you, and you'll know!

Otherwise, and in all but the most extreme situations of heat and non-protection (closed container), your PB will last far beyond any date stamped on it.

 

[moshquerade]

There may be a "Best if used by" date on the package, and you should go with that. That’s different from the "sell by" date, which is for the unopened package.

Once open it will go rancid, but storage times vary. It can be as little as three months, or as long as a year, depending on brand and the batch of peanuts used and lot of other things.

You’ll know when peanut butter has gone off by sniffing it. It’ll have an acrid smell. Not just "funny", but clearly and obviously wrong. It would be bitter if you taste it, but you won’t want to after you sniff it

Sources: University of Georgia Extension Service: https://www.fcs.uga.edu/ext/pubs/fdns/FDNS-E-30a.pdf

 

[Bryophyte]

Yeah, it can go rancid. Best eaten before expiration date. If it's in a plastic container, I wouldn't keep it in a hot car and eat it. The plastics offgas nasty stuff and even if it isn't bad for you (and it probably is), it makes the food taste bad.

 

[Newbian]

Sadly, because of this, many Americans, like some in this thread, think this crap is peanut butter, and are so inured to it that they don't like REAL peanut butter.

Natural peanut butter is nasty and tastes horrible so that's why it seems most prefer the stuff that tastes good.

 

[Ichinisan]

natiral

I laughed hysterically for a solid minute.

Thank you.

 

[0roo0roo]

car? bad

heat is always bad for food lifespan, peanut butter doesn't need refrigeration mostly because it doesn't last long enough in the average pantry to go bad. from what i've read it will go bad.

 

[sandorski]

A jar of peanut butter shouldn't last more than a month. If your's does, you're doing it wrong.