Can you eat peanut butter past the date on the jar?!


Question: Can you eat peanut butter past the date on the jar!?
It is 6 months past the date on the jar!. Never opened and i opened it and it seems fine!. The oils havent seperated!. It doesnt smell bad!. I just made peanut butter fudge with it, but now Im afraid to eat it!.
Does anyone know if it should be eaten!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
It depends if it was a "EXP", "SELL BY" or "BEST BY" date!.

After taking a look at my jar that I've had for a while, it was Best If Used By June, 2010!. Adding another six months to a 3-year time period isn't a huge amount!.

If it's a "Best By" date, it will likely begin to affect the taste of the food, but not the safety of it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Did you know that most of your food is blast refrigerated before you even buy it!? Did you know that most of your chemically processed foods are injected with various -xides to keep it "looking" fresh and appealing !? :)

So, the expiration date is their suggestion, but it may be good until before or after the date!. Who knows!? We don't know until we try it!

also, since you (baked it!? is that how you make fudge!?) anyways!.!.!.if it was in the oven and you blasted it with heat it should be fine!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

it'd be fine!.!. if it had like watery stuff on it as long as u got rid of that its okay!.!.


oh and as LONG AS it said "BEST BEFORE" its okay, cuz tht means its better if u use it by tht date but dont matter if u dont use it b4 then

if it said "USE BY" dont use it!!! cuz that means use by that date



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Yeah, you should be fine if it hasn't been opened!. But if it looks wet, don't!. That's bacterial growth and is, of course, bad!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

find a friend with a funny cigarette!. you should be fine to eat the peanut butter after that!. if you cant find that friend, don't eat the fudge!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Yes!.

The dates on the jar are to protect the manufacturer!. It is completely fine!. There is enough oil to keep it safe for a long time!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

you can eat just about anything reallyWww@FoodAQ@Com

There are so many preservatives in the PB that it will still last for months!. I eat it seldomly and mine is well past its 'use by' date!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

As long as it doesn't smell/taste rancid, eat it!. Nom nom nom!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

u can eat it if u want pb dosnt actually expire for a while the expiration date is just a suggestion!!! :DWww@FoodAQ@Com

yes you can!.!.!.!.that date is just a suggestion!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

im sure it is fine

if it wasn't all watery then it should be just fine =)Www@FoodAQ@Com

try a lil bit and if it tastes weird i wouldn't eat it but if it tastes normal go aheadWww@FoodAQ@Com

Eat it, but I suggest you throw the rest of the jar outWww@FoodAQ@Com

i think its ok to eat!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

I'd eat it, but that's just me!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

it will be just fineWww@FoodAQ@Com

thats really ols pb i didnt know it could last that long without someone eating it i'd play it safeWww@FoodAQ@Com

wow!.!. thats one old jar of peanut butter!Www@FoodAQ@Com

you gunna git syphilis fer sure mateyWww@FoodAQ@Com

When in doubt throw it out!. hey that rhymes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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