is peanut butter vegan?

Many people on  here seem to list peanut butter as a vegan food.  I am not trying to attact everybody, but I am curious as to why.  I stopped eating peanut butter before I even became vegetarian, because I read about how many grubs are ground up into it.  As a young, picky eater, the idea of worms in my food seemed gross.  I realize that grubs and pigs have different levels of intelligence, but if honey is typically deemed not vegan, then why is peanut butter?

Thanks!
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D'you have a source for this? I've never heard this before-- I love peanut butter D:

Although this would give me cause to give it up for good... Hmm... 

Grubs are not in peanut butter, or any nut butter for that matter. If it bugs you so much (no pun intended), then go to Whole Foods and grind your own; you can see the peanuts right there in the machine.

Also, if you're not eating peanut butter for that reason, you probably don't want to eat ANY prepackaged/preprepared food. Unless you're claiming the grubs were put in on purpose? o.O;

Some vegetarians/vegans don't eat honey because they are against the practice of bee farming, not because it contains bees or grubs.. at least that's what I've heard. Peanut butter is just nuts. 

Original Post by feanor:

Also, if you're not eating peanut butter for that reason, you probably don't want to eat ANY prepackaged/preprepared food. Unless you're claiming the grubs were put in on purpose? o.O;

Exactly.

 I grind my own. It's really yummy.

My peanut butter contains two ingredients: peanuts and salt. (I buy it at Whole Foods.)  Seems pretty vegan-friendly to me.

=^..^= MOLLY

Ewww... oh my gosh are you serious? I'm not vegan, just a vegetarian but that is SICK. Does this go for natural Peanut Butter too? I always thought of natural Peanut Butter as being vegan myself.

Grossssssssssssssssss, even the thought of that just turned my stomach, I guess I am not eating my PB sandwhich for lunch today.

Do you have a link you can share with us, that supports what you are saying?

Thanks.

Take care.

P.S.

Do you need to use a special grinder, to make your own Penut butter?  Any suggestions?

I make my own nut butters. We're big fans of almond butter. Just put almonds in your food processor to chop until fine and add a little peanut oil to get it to blend together, a bit of sugar to sweeten it if you like. It's awesome and I will never buy store bought PB again. It doesn't ever turn out as smooth as store bought, but I like a bit of texture to my PB. It's more a fine grain mixtures than "chunky" PBs.

Maybe someone is confused about their nuts I think that it is pistachios that has the abundance of grubs (sorry to the pistachio lovers). 

Original Post by zappalizzie:

Maybe someone is confused about their nuts I think that it is pistachios that has the abundance of grubs (sorry to the pistachio lovers).

NO WAAAAYYYYY!!!!! 

I LOVE pistachios!! 

Below is a link which says how many bugs etc. are in various foods on average.  I found it interesting, albeit rather gross.  And, a bit enlightening.

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dalbook.html

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mmmmmmmmm peanut butter