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Peanut Butter is not a very common food, except in the USA.

dragonwriter 1y ago
A big reason that the effect of avoidance was hypothesized and the studied and nailed down is because (even when avoidance became common in the US), peanut-contain snacks were (presumably, still are, it wasn't that long ago) a very common food for very young kids in Israel.
- SideburnsOfDoom 1y ago
  Yes, there are some counterexamples. Bamba (peanut-butter-flavored puffed maize) in Israel is one, worth studying as it is commonly given to very young kids. But generally speaking, the USA is an outlier on the prevalence of Peanut Butter specifically, and to a lesser extent peanuts in general.
- jdietrich 1y ago
  The popularity of the Bamba peanut snack has a huge impact on peanut allergies - plausibly a 10x reduction when comparing similar populations. https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(08)01698-9/fulltext https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(08)01698-9/ful...
jamesrcole 1y ago
it's common in Australia
- ascorbic 1y ago
  UK too. And roasted peanuts.
  - SideburnsOfDoom 1y ago
    Peanut Butter is not as common in UK as it is in USA. source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/charted-peanut-butter-consumption-per-capita-by-country/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/charted-peanut-butter-co... yes, there were some surprises to me there. I suspect that it's a cooking ingredient in Satay sauce for the top countries. Not on e.g. sandwiches as in the USA. But the UK is not the same in USA.
    - ascorbic 1y ago
      You said "Peanut Butter is not a very common food, except in the USA", and my comment was an anecdotal point that it's a common food in the UK too. That chart doesn't contradict that. I'd imagine most households with children have some in their cupboard. If you scroll down you'll see they do give context about the African countries. They're major peanut producers, and it's used in a lot of traditional cuisine.

A big reason that the effect of avoidance was hypothesized and the studied and nailed down is because (even when avoidance became common in the US), peanut-contain snacks were (presumably, still are, it wasn't that long ago) a very common food for very young kids in Israel.

SideburnsOfDoom 1y ago
Yes, there are some counterexamples. Bamba (peanut-butter-flavored puffed maize) in Israel is one, worth studying as it is commonly given to very young kids. But generally speaking, the USA is an outlier on the prevalence of Peanut Butter specifically, and to a lesser extent peanuts in general.
jdietrich 1y ago
The popularity of the Bamba peanut snack has a huge impact on peanut allergies - plausibly a 10x reduction when comparing similar populations. https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(08)01698-9/fulltext https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(08)01698-9/ful...

jamesrcole 1y ago

it's common in Australia

ascorbic 1y ago
UK too. And roasted peanuts.
- SideburnsOfDoom 1y ago
  Peanut Butter is not as common in UK as it is in USA. source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/charted-peanut-butter-consumption-per-capita-by-country/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/charted-peanut-butter-co... yes, there were some surprises to me there. I suspect that it's a cooking ingredient in Satay sauce for the top countries. Not on e.g. sandwiches as in the USA. But the UK is not the same in USA.
  - ascorbic 1y ago
    You said "Peanut Butter is not a very common food, except in the USA", and my comment was an anecdotal point that it's a common food in the UK too. That chart doesn't contradict that. I'd imagine most households with children have some in their cupboard. If you scroll down you'll see they do give context about the African countries. They're major peanut producers, and it's used in a lot of traditional cuisine.