Peanut butter - a staple in many households - is much more than a delicious spread. It’s a versatile and nutritious food with numerous health benefits and a variety of uses.
This popular nutty spread is not only delicious but adding a tablespoon or two to whole-wheat toast or apple slices is an easy way to add healthy fats and protein to level up a simple snack.
Despite all the deliciousness and health benefits that this breakfast spread comes with, it looks like its fans will be taking a step back in consuming the food due to its cost.
This comes after a picture of a jar of 800 grams of Black Cat peanut butter costing R92,99 went viral on social media recently.
Many people said they would rather die than buy peanut butter these days.
Taking to X, @OkaMshwayiza wrote: “We will end up eating it only in December.”
@SonofGobani wrote: “My son better be the next Elon Musk after eating this!”
On Facebook, Shara Ntangana jokingly shared: “One Black Cat peanut butter equals three beers. Choose wisely.”
In light of the never-ending supply chain problems, and inflation hitting record highs, there was some good news from Statistics South Africa, which revealed on Monday that consumer inflation had dropped to below 5%.
When it comes to food, StatsSA reported that South African consumers can breathe a small sigh of relief as the annual rate for food and NAB was 4.5% in July, down from 4.6% in June.
“Food and NAB registered a slowing inflation trend since its most recent high of 9.0% in November 2023 and is currently at its lowest since September 2020 (3.8%),” StatsSA noted.
However, it cautioned consumers that while overall food inflation had slowed, bread and cereals were showing upward momentum.
“The category recorded an annual increase of 5.6% in July, up from June’s 5.2%. Products with the largest annual increases in July include rice (up 21.3%), pizza or pies (up 11.6%) and samp (up 6.9%). Maize meal prices rose on average by 5.1%.”
Bread flour, cake flour, pasta, and macaroni are cheaper than a year ago, according to the data.
The price index for meat recorded a monthly decline of 0.4% and an annual rise of 1.0%, StatsSA said.