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| Type | Peanut butter | ||||||
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| Course | Snack | ||||||
| Place of origin | Greenfield, Massachusetts | ||||||
| Created by | Chris Pettazzoni, Keith Barnofski and Andrew Brach | ||||||
| Invented | 2014 | ||||||
| Main ingredients | Peanuts, peanut oil, salt, agave nectar, caffeine | ||||||
| 210 kcal (879 kJ)[1] | |||||||
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| Other information | Discontinued in 2019 | ||||||
Steem (often stylized STEEM) was a brand of caffeinated peanut butter produced by STEEM Peanut Butter, Inc.[2] The company was co-founded by Chris Pettazzoni, Keith Barnofski, and Andrew Brach and was based in Greenfield, Massachusetts.[3] Sold in the United States between 2014 and 2019, the peanut butter was predominantly marketed as an alternative to coffee as a source of the stimulant caffeine. In 2015, US senator Chuck Schumer publicly criticized the high levels of caffeine in Steem, leading to the company being contacted by the Food and Drug Administration as part of a wider investigation into foods containing additional caffeine.
- ^ "Steem Peanut Butter Nutrition". steempb.com. Steem. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "FDA Wants More Information on Caffeinated Peanut Butter Safety". foodsafetynews.com. Food Safety News. 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ McGinnes, Meagan (29 September 2015). "Caffeinated peanut butter is now being made in Massachusetts". boston.com. Boston.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2023.