“The original name for chunky peanut butter was probably ‘Eh, these are crushed enough’”

A joke is that crunchy peanut butter was invented when someone just got tired of crushing peanuts.
 
“The original name for chunky peanut butter was ‘eh, these are crushed enough’” was posted on X/Twitter by Chris Illuminati on April 11, 2018. “The original name for chunky peanut butter was probably ‘Eh, these are crushed enough’” was posted on Facebook by All You Can Eat on October 31, 2026.
 
 
Wikipedia: Peanut butter
Peanut butter is a food paste or spread made from ground, dry-roasted peanuts. It commonly contains additional ingredients that modify the taste or texture, such as salt, sweeteners, or emulsifiers. Consumed in many countries, it is the most commonly used of the nut butters, a group that also includes cashew butter and almond butter.
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Types
Among the types of peanut butter are
 
. conventional peanut butter, which consists of up to 10% salt, sugars, and hydrogenated vegetable oil
. crunchy or chunky peanut butter, which includes coarsely-ground peanut fragments to give extra texture
 
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Chris Illuminati
@chrisilluminati
The original name for chunky peanut butter was “eh, these are crushed enough
9:39 PM · Apr 11, 2018
 
Facebook
All You Can Eat
October 31, 2026 at 9:49 AM ·
😂 😂
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