The peanut butter you find in your local supermarket has come a long way. You may not realize it but technology plays a big role in the production of peanut butter. This episode discusses historian Angie Boyce’s article about peanut butter and the Food and Drug Administration.
This episode was produced and hosted by Kate Essepian, Gabriella Giarrusso, and Emily Whitcomb.
Music: “Business Gateway” by Scott Holmes. Used with permission.
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I really enjoyed the topic of this podcast. I found it very interesting to learn about the history of peanut butter, a food most consume (unless you are allergic- I loved the humor added into the podcast). Overall, this podcast was informative, interning, fun and easy to follow!
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The podcast took something that people consume everyday and explained how the FDA made sure that it was suitable for consumption. I tried to imagine peanut butter that 25% hydrogenated oil but I couldn’t even wrap my head around it! The podcast was quite humorous and I enjoyed learning more about peanut butter’s history with the FDA.
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I thought the subject matter was really interesting, and something that a lot of people would be genuinely interested in because of how relevant it is to our daily lives, and I think they did a good job explaining all the science and technology that was dealt with in the article. I really liked the music that was used, but I found it kind of distracting that it was in the background while they were talking.
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This podcast was easy to listen to. The content was interesting to me because I eat peanut butter just about everyday. It shows the struggle of balance between private industry and FDA regulation. I personally am thankful that it is now mandatory that peanut butter must include a minimum of 90% peanuts.I also really liked that the subject matter was easy to understand and didn’t include foreign terminology.
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I never even thought of peanut butter this much in my entire life, but this article opened my eyes to the massive world of peanut butter.Who knew peanut butter had such a rich history, I guess we never really think about the history of food that much.The way in which the group produced the podcast and went about presenting it was definitely awesome.
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This was an interesting spin, I never would have conceived the history of food as a form of technological history. It was interesting to learn of the steps the FDA took, and the music in the background, while a little distracting, was a nice touch that enhanced the podcast.
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I thought this podcast was very informative. I am honestly blown away at the fact that it used to be such a low percentage of peanuts was needed for something to be labeled as “peanut butter.” The topic itself was very refreshing and I really like that you chose a topic that was very relatable and can get many people interested in learning more about it.
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Love the topic (who doesn’t love Peanut Butter!). I also liked the use of music in your podcast, though it would have been better to tone down the music once you got past the intro and into the body of your topic. Overall though, very informative and fun to listen too!
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