Facts about Jif peanut butter

Some interesting facts about Jif peanut butter. A well known and love Peanut Butter!

LEXINGTON, Ky. Jif peanut butter is a Lexington favorite, so here are some details about the famous brand.

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.