Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
 A peanut butter and jelly sandwich |
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| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Alternative name(s) | PB & J |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Details | |
| Course | Main course |
| Serving temperature | Room Temperature |
| Main ingredient(s) | Peanut Butter, Jelly, Bread |
| Variations | Multiple |
| Approximate calories per serving |
432 cal/18 g fat/3 g fiber/59 g carbs[1] |
The peanut butter and jelly sandwich or PB&J is a sandwich, popular in North America, that includes a layer of peanut butter and either jam or jelly on bread, commonly between two slices, but sometimes eaten open-faced.
A 2002 survey showed the average American will have eaten 1,500 of these sandwiches before graduating from high school.[2]
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[edit] Variations
Some variants add honey, chocolate or maple syrup, the hazelnut-chocolate spread Nutella, marshmallows, raisins, bananas, butter, marshmallow fluff, potato chips, cheese, other dried fruit, or another slice of bread. Other variations include slices of fresh fruit besides bananas such as apples or strawberries.
In 1968, The J.M. Smucker Co. introduced Goober, a jarred product which combined alternating vertical stripes of peanut butter and jelly.
[edit] Nutrition and other benefits
A peanut butter and jelly sandwich made from white bread, with two tablespoons each of peanut butter and grape jelly, provides 27% of a person's Recommended Daily Intake of fat and 22% of their calories.[1]
PB&J sandwiches have been promoted as an example of an environmentally friendly meal[3], because plant-based meals generally have a lower environmental impact instead of something based on meat, fish, eggs, or dairy products.[4] [5]
[edit] "Sealed crustless" PB &J
In December 1999, two independent inventors, Len Kretchman and David Geske, were granted U.S. patent,[6] "Sealed Crustless Sandwich" for a peanut butter sandwich that would have a long shelf life. The J.M. Smucker Co. bought the patent from the inventors and developed a commercial product based on the patent called Uncrustables. Smuckers then invested US$17 million in a new factory[7] to produce the product. By 2005, sales of Uncrustables had grown to $60 million a year with a 20% per year growth rate.
Smuckers attempted to enforce their patent rights by sending out cease and desist letters to competitors, and by expanding their intellectual property coverage via the patenting of a machine to produce Uncrustables sandwiches in high volume U.S. Patent 6,874,409 "Method and apparatus for making commercial crustless sandwiches and the crustless sandwich made thereby". The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, however, rejected the viability of the patent citing its similarity to existing processes such as that of fashioning ravioli or pie crust.[8]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://nutrition.about.com/od/nutritionforchildren/a/pbj.htm
- ^ "PB&J is A-OK". Prepared Foods 171.10 (): p.32(1). Prepared Foods. Oct 2002.
- ^ "PB& J Campaign". http://www.pbjcampaign.org/how. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ^ Eshel, Gidon; Pamela Martin (2006). "Diet, Energy, and Global Warming". Earth Interactions. Paper 9 v.10. http://pge.uchicago.edu/workshop/documents/martin1.pdf. Retrieved 11/06/2011.
- ^ Reijnders, Lucas; Sam Soret (September 2003). "Quantification of the environmental impact of different dietary protein choices". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 78 (3): 664S-668S. http://www.ajcn.org/content/78/3/664S.full. Retrieved 11/06/2011.
- ^ U.S. Patent 6,004,596
- ^ "Smucker profits up 16% in fiscal 2005; integration progress seen". Bakingbusiness.com. June 16, 2005. http://www.bakingbusiness.com/headline_stories.asp?ArticleID=74654. Retrieved 22 September 2006.[dead link]
- ^ "Court rejects J.M. Smucker’s PB&J patent". MSNBC.com. 8 April 2005. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7432980. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
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