natural peanut butter

[commandos]

I have read a lot about everyone saying that peanut butter is one of those power foods and can be eaten fairly liberally at any point. but these comments are that the peanut butter eaten should be natural peanut butter. I live in south africa and have never heard of 'natural peanut butter' before. first of all what is the difference between natural and unnatural peanut butter, second is there anyone here from south africa that knows about this and can help me and thirdly, maybe we do have some of this natural stuff here and i dont know what im looking for, so what on the tub am i looking for (besides the obvious of it saying natural peanut butter) to tell me whether it is the best stuff or not??

thanks guys

[yellowjacket621]

The ingredients should say: Peanuts, and possibly salt, sugar, and some type of oil.

If the ingredients list has a bunch of chemicals listed, or is more than 5 items long; it isn't natural.

[gobluevw]

I have absolutely no idea about what types of products you have in south africa, but considering there are only a handful of brands that sell it here, you might not have it.

Like said above, it should have very few ingredients.

[Flat]

I'm from SA too.

I think the closest equivalent we have is Black Cat. Not the normal black cat peanut butter but the one with no salt or sugar added. It comes in both crunchy and smooth varieties.


As for peanut butter being a "power food", I'm gonna have to strongly agree. If you're bulking its great and I get away with using quite a bit when I'm cutting too. As with everything don't overdo it, because of the high fat content (monounsaturated) it has quite a lot of kilojoules.

Also the bonus is that monounsaturated fats (in general) has been shown to increase testosterone levels in men. Not only peanut butter has monounsaturated fats, olive oil and canola oil are also good sources.


Good luck on your goals

[commandos]

ok thanks guys

im mainly asking because for (packed) lunch i have a peanut butter sandwich plus whatever else and it would be better to have the right thing.

thanks for the ingredients, next time ill have a look.

[dropxxzone]

The ingredients should say: Peanuts, and possibly salt, sugar, and some type of oil.

If the ingredients list has a bunch of chemicals listed, or is more than 5 items long; it isn't natural.

No it shouldn't. The ingredients should say: Peanuts, salt OR just peanuts. There is nothing else added to natural peanut butter. If sugar and oil are added it's not natural.

The oil in the peanut butter comes from the peanuts, not from adding it.

[Sockomalo]

No it shouldn't. The ingredients should say: Peanuts, salt OR just peanuts. There is nothing else added to natural peanut butter. If sugar and oil are added it's not natural.

The oil in the peanut butter comes from the peanuts, not from adding it.

my natural peanut butter, Ingredients: Peanuts.

[dropxxzone]

my natural peanut butter, Ingredients: Peanuts.

As it should be...

[AbramsM1]

Off topic, anybody make their own natty PB?

Just wondering if a blender would do it or something a bit stronger.

Regards,
Abrams

[JoKat]

Hey there,

I am also from South Africa. Nice to see a few locals haunting these forums. Do you also post on www.johnstonefitness.com?

Where abouts in SA are you. I buy Natural Peanut butter a couple of times a month. I have found a one thats actually alot cheaper than the crap you buy at the supermarket.

Also where do you buy your supps, if at all? Cos sups in SA are so damn expensive... well at least whey is, creatine is not too bad.

I look forward to hearing from you...

Kind Regards

JoKat

[commandos]

WHats up.

Do you also post on www.johnstonefitness.com?

no i dont

Where abouts in SA are you.

I have recently moved to joburg, but im from durban. where do you stay

Where the hell do you buy your peanut butter from. I have only looked in checkers and pick n pay and they just have the 'unnatural' varieties.

by the way whats the difference between natural and unnatural, besides the obvious.

The other day i was at dischem , and they had a special on eas whey protein (the one in the purple container, but i dont know exactly which one). the special was that you buy the big tub (+- 1kg) and you get the smaller one free (+-500g) and that was for like 300 bucks, compared to makro where they were selling the big one only for 400 bucks. so i reckon dischem is the place to try. ive only bought that at the moment (im a noob lifter), but this weekend im looking to buy a fat burner, maybe phedra-cut and will check dischem out.

shot a lot

[FunkLord]

Off topic, anybody make their own natty PB?

Just wondering if a blender would do it or something a bit stronger.

Regards,
Abrams

Yes! I just made some for the first time. My blender did the trick... nothing special really, just a standard 300W blender. Came out very smooth and awesome. I added a little bit of almond oil at the start, but in retrospect I don't think I needed any. Ingredients: Peanuts, a little almond oil.

[JoKat]

where do you stay

I live in the Strand...

Where the hell do you buy your peanut butter from. I have only looked in checkers and pick n pay and they just have the 'unnatural' varieties.

I found 100% natural peanut butter at a tiny little health shop in Somerset West. Costs R9.00 for a tub the same size as the ones you buy in PnP or Checkers.

by the way whats the difference between natural and unnatural, besides the obvious.

Natural is just that... Has only peanuts as the ingredients. No added salt or preservatives. You could take it one step further and buy organic natural peanut butter too but I have yet to find that here in SA.

The other day i was at dischem , and they had a special on eas whey protein (the one in the purple container, but i dont know exactly which one). the special was that you buy the big tub (+- 1kg) and you get the smaller one free (+-500g) and that was for like 300 bucks, compared to makro where they were selling the big one only for 400 bucks. so i reckon dischem is the place to try. ive only bought that at the moment (im a noob lifter), but this weekend im looking to buy a fat burner, maybe phedra-cut and will check dischem out.

Yeah, Dischem is prob the best place to buy supps in SA at the moment. I have been looking at prices in the UK and US and they are much much cheaper but the prob is getting the stuff here... shipping costs a small fortune when you factor in the exchange rate.

Kind Regards,

JoKat

[Sixpack]

eat either kind it will make minimal difference in anything

[Max Protein]

eat either kind it will make minimal difference in anything

The sodium does in added salt brands but as long as the rest of your diet is low-sodium then don't sweat it.
Sweating the small stuff is generally what f's a diet up.

[commandos]

ok thanks all, i found something that is going to have to do. peanut butter with no sugar or salt added, ingredients: peanuts, stabiliser (black cat, thanks flat).

i also found this peanut butter in a health shop. it looked more like masala or that chili stuff. it was like double the price for half the quantity compared to the stuff above.

[commandos]

the special was that you buy the big tub (+- 1kg) and you get the smaller one free (+-500g) and that was for like 300 bucks, compared to makro where they were selling the big one only for 400 bucks

edit: big tub +- 5 lbs and the smaller one +-1 kg for 300 bucks.
dischem: USN phedra cut (with stimulant) 100s for R145-00

[Sockomalo]

edit: big tub +- 5 lbs and the smaller one +-1 kg for 300 bucks.
dischem: USN phedra cut (with stimulant) 100s for R145-00

you can normally tell natural peanut butter has oil seperation at the top, you just gotta mix it in well. i'm not too sure what stabilizer is

[msundi83]

you can normally tell natural peanut butter has oil seperation at the top, you just gotta mix it in well. i'm not too sure what stabilizer is

I would think they would tell you what the stabablizer was instead of just calling it a stablizer. The reason natty PB has oil on top is because it doesn't have any emulsifying agents (stabilizers). They prevent the fat from demulsifying or settling out. Really, its just the added suger and hydrogenated oils that are what we are looking to stay away from. If a PB doesn't have those great!. If you are only having a tbsp with you cottage cheese at night, it's not going to make a world of difference prolly.

[Sockomalo]

I would think they would tell you what the stabablizer was instead of just calling it a stablizer. The reason natty PB has oil on top is because it doesn't have any emulsifying agents (stabilizers). They prevent the fat from demulsifying or settling out. Really, its just the added suger and hydrogenated oils that are what we are looking to stay away from. If a PB doesn't have those great!. If you are only having a tbsp with you cottage cheese at night, it's not going to make a world of difference prolly.

yea i just find it a little shady that they would put "stabiliser" in the ingredients, and coming from south africa, im not sure how regulated their food industry is, as opposed to north america, but that stabiliser could be anything.....

[msundi83]

yea i just find it a little shady that they would put "stabiliser" in the ingredients, and coming from south africa, im not sure how regulated their food industry is, as opposed to north america, but that stabiliser could be anything.....

haha, good point. i'm sure all sorts of crazy things could be used to stabablize.

[ballboy20]

No it shouldn't. The ingredients should say: Peanuts, salt OR just peanuts. There is nothing else added to natural peanut butter. If sugar and oil are added it's not natural.

The oil in the peanut butter comes from the peanuts, not from adding it.

Lot's of people get organic and natural peanut butters mixed up. Organic peanuts butters they do usually add organic cane juice or something to substitute sugar.

But I don't know if you have ever tried Smart Balance's Natural Peanut Butter. They add flax oil and molasses and it is still labeled natural.

[plaasvars]

Where is this shop in Somerset West that sells the natural peanut butter?

[softpounder]

Where is this shop in Somerset West that sells the natural peanut butter?

Well, it's been over 7 years that this thread has been commenced. I'm not sure if the original users are still active members to answer that question for you.

[Katrinx]

Hahahaha! Omg Really you guys Really want these americans to laugh at us hay? Phedra cut!? REALLY? Your a man not a school boy! Get REAL stuff please.and some test too sounds like u and ur friend needs to man up. BTW who eats peanutbutter sanwiches?? Dammit. Go look up some meal plans! Buy chicken fillets brown rice and clean veggies OR carry on struggling. Damn boys.

[smokinal]

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