Hydrogenated Whatseed?



Nutter Butter Bites, Now With …, originally uploaded by grabbingsand.

We’ve been paying closer attention to what we eat these days. As a result, even the ingredient list on a lowly bag of Nutter Butter Bites is worthwhile reading material.

Of course, I didn’t expect to find such … well … violent content.

(You’re probably going to want to click on through to Flickr to get the full picture and the handy note.)

Update: Turns out that I’m not that good of a botanist after all. Check the comments for enlightenment.

February 6, 2008 – 10:26 pm | By Thomas | Posted in Observations | Comments (5)
  • http://www.iheartdavids.com JeniQ

    You’re so cheeky. Isn’t this from Rabe, or Broccoli Rabe?

  • http://www.grabbingsand.org Thomas

    And here I thought this was just a particularly odd instance of a missing “g” … but then, I guess there wouldn’t be much call for hydrogenated grapeseed, either.

    As it turns out, rapeseed is not broccoli, but it is a cousin to cabbage. And rapeseed oil is the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world, right after soybean and palm.

    Still … even as a legitimate vegetable … it needs a new name. Perhaps one that sounds less like a death metal band.

  • http://blog.garrettvonk.com Garrett

    Yeah, man, we totally snickered at that all the way through third grade. I think it used to be in those peanut butter crackers we used to get in our lunches.

  • Thomas

    Mostly, I think this just proves how little attention I paid ever to the contents of Nutter Butters until this very week.

    And I’ve eaten many, many, many Nutter Butters.

  • Chef

    NutterButter is misogynistic – most people just call it canola oil. Wikipedia has a nice page on the rapeseed, if you’re interested in learning more about it.