1 The Lexington , Kentucky Jif plant is the largest plant generating
peanut butter in the world.
2 The peanut is not a nut. But a legume and in fact is a member of the pea
family.
3 There is, 2,861 pounds of peanuts are
harvested, from one acre of peanut plants.
4 Individuals consume an total of seven pounds
of peanuts and peanut products each year.
5 Peanut butter was first launched at the World
Fair in 1904.
6 Jif launched smooth peanut butter in 1974.
7 Jif was selected as the name of the product
because it is easy to say, spell and recognize.
8 One in 10 peanuts grown in the United states for food use actually ended up in Jif peanut butter.
9 There are much more than 1,200 peanuts in a
28 ounce jar of peanut butter from Jif.
10 America consumes 270 million pounds of jif per year.
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