▁from ▁brown ▁pe as ▁and ▁functions ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁for ▁pe an ut ▁but ter . ▁ ▁The ▁product ▁was ▁first ▁prepared ▁by ▁Al berta ▁far mer ▁Joe ▁St . ▁Den is ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁who ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁brown ▁pe a ▁had ▁certain ▁similar ities ▁to ▁pe an uts . ▁O ils ▁such ▁as ▁can ola ▁and ▁cot ton seed ▁are ▁combined ▁with ▁ic ing ▁sugar ▁and ▁mixed ▁with ▁cr ushed ▁Sol ido ▁brown ▁pe as ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁spread . ▁Besides ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁pe an ut ▁material , ▁Pe ab utter ▁is ▁de void ▁of ▁gl uten ▁and ▁ch ol ester ol . ▁A ▁small ▁amount ▁of ▁hydro gen ated ▁oil , ▁a ▁trans ▁fat , ▁is ▁present . ▁ ▁No N uts ▁Golden ▁Pe ab utter ▁is ▁currently ▁produced ▁by ▁Mountain ▁M ead ows ▁Food ▁Process ing ▁at ▁Leg al , ▁Al berta . ▁Distribution ▁has ▁extended ▁throughout ▁Canada , ▁reaching ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁out lets ▁and ▁all ▁national ▁gro c ery ▁ch ains . ▁The ▁Pe ab utter ▁product ▁was ▁also ▁distributed ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁which ▁requested ▁alternative ▁products ▁for ▁those ▁all erg ic ▁to ▁pe an uts . ▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁substitute ▁spread s ▁such ▁as ▁Pe ab utter ▁has ▁concerned ▁some ▁obser vers ▁such ▁as ▁Jane ▁Sal ter , ▁a ▁doctor ▁representing ▁aller gy ▁support ▁group ▁An ap hy la xis ▁Canada . ▁She ▁ca ution ed ▁that ▁children ▁who ▁are ▁sus cept ible ▁to