Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

A peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Origin
Alternative name(s)	PB & J
Place of origin	United States
Dish details
Course served	Main course
Serving temperature	Room Temperature
Main ingredient(s)	Peanut Butter, Jelly
Variations	Multiple
Approximate calories per serving	432 cal/18 g fat/3 g fiber/59 g carbs[1]

The peanut butter and jelly sandwich (PB&J or peanut butter and jam sandwich in Australia and the United Kingdom) 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]

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, which combined alternating vertical stripes of peanut butter and jelly.

Sealed crustless sandwich

In December 1999, two independent inventors, Len Kretchman and David Geske, were granted U.S. patent,^[3] "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^[4] 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 a pie crust.^[5]

Nutrition

A PB&J made of white bread, with two tablespoons each of peanut butter grape jelly has a lot of fat, sodium and calories; it provides 27% of the Recommended Daily Intake of fat.^[1]

See also

• Fluffernutter
• Peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich
• List of sandwiches

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://nutrition.about.com/od/nutritionforchildren/a/pbj.htm
2. ^ "PB&J is A-OK". Prepared Foods 171.10 (): p.32(1). Prepared Foods. Oct 2002. 
3. ^ U.S. Patent 6,004,596
4. ^ "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][dead link]}
5. ^ "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. 

External links

• Flickr: Photos tagged with "peanutbutterandjelly"