Peabutter
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| name = Peabutter
| image =File:NoNuts peabutter jars.jpg
| caption =NoNuts peabutter
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| country = Canada
| course =
| type = Spread
| served =
| main_ingredient = Brown peas
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Peabutter is a savory spread used as an alternative to peanut butter.
History
The product was first prepared by Alberta farmer Joe St. Denis in July 2002 who realized that the brown pea had certain similarities to peanuts. Oils such as canola and cottonseed are combined with icing sugar and mixed with crushed solid brown peas to form the spread. {{cite news |last=Kanters |first=Janet |date=Fall 2002 |title=Pea butter and jam, anyone? |publisher=Food For Thought |url=http://www.growingalberta.com/foodforthought/fft-fall-2002-pea-butter-and-jam-anyone.asp |accessdate=2009-01-23 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060112054921/http://www.growingalberta.com/foodforthought/fft-fall-2002-pea-butter-and-jam-anyone.asp |archivedate=12 January 2006}}{{cite magazine | url=http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20060220_121661_121661 | magazine=Maclean's | title=Peanut allergy? Give peas a chance | first=Janice | last=Paskey | date=2006-02-18 | accessdate=2009-01-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222042744/http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20060220_121661_121661 | archive-date=22 February 2012 | url-status=dead }}
Distribution
Peabutter was distributed to the United States Armed Forces, which requested alternative products for those allergic to peanuts.
Concerns
Children who are susceptible to peanut-triggered anaphylaxis may not be able to distinguish between peabutter and peanut butter.{{cite news | url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20021214/peabutter021129?s_name=&no_ads= | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231224549/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20021214/peabutter021129?s_name=&no_ads= | url-status=dead | archive-date=31 December 2006 | accessdate=2009-01-23 | date=2002-12-14 | title=Peabutter takes the nut out of peanut butter | publisher=CTV News }} Some schools have also banned peabutter, fearing potential confusion with peanut butter.
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