The Peanut in PB & J

Actually, the peanut isn't a nut. It is a member of the pea family. 99% of the U.S. peanut crop comes from eight states with the majority being grown in Southeastern states. Half of the peanuts grown in the United States are made into peanut butter. The non-edible parts of the peanut are used to manufacture products such as: fireplace logs, kitty litter and fiber roughage for livestock feed. Thick about it the next time you have PB & J sandwich.