We Understand Your Need to Question Everything

"All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust."

- J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan

The Frequently Asked Questions on the Peter Pan Peanut Butter website begins with the title of this post, but in a cool whimsical font that seems to imply a wink that you're a hip badass rebel who questions corporate authority, and they like that about you.

"6. Does Peter PanPeanut Butter contain trans fats?

Trans fatty acids are formed when vegetable oils are made either into a room-temperature solid or into a more stable liquid during a process called hydrogenation. Peanut butter stabilizers contain hydrogenated oils, but are used in such small quantities that they have little nutritional impact. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's regulations for nutrition labeling, Peter Pan Peanut Butter contains zero grams of trans fat per serving."

Turns out for all us badass hip rebels, the actual FDA provisions for claims regarding trans fatty acids leave some greasy wiggle room.

FDA's regulation for nutrition labeling of Trans fats states, if the total fat in a food is less than 0.5grams (or ½ gram) per serving, and no claims are made about fat, fatty acids, or cholesterol content, Trans fat does not have to be listed on the label..."

So, the correct answer to FAQ #6 would be "Yes. Yes it does."

So, while Peter Pan Peanut Butter totally gets your need to question everything, They understand they don't have a need to answer everything.

Dear Letter of The Law,

Piss off.

Fondly, A Consumer

Dear FDA,

Thanks for having my back wrt/ nutritional labeling about trans fats. Also, pixie dust.

Fondly, A Disillusioned Cynic

Thanks for having my back wrt/ nutritional labeling about trans fats. Also, pixie dust.

(Picture credit: The Duet, Dorothy Wheeler)