I know! I'm European and don't necessarily agree with all aspects of American food culture and I often considered it very unhealthy.

However, we're discussing at home whether to introduce peanut butter. We're trying to introduce "clean foods" like pasta, rice, and a variety of vegetables, and avoid sugar until our child is one year old.

Here, peanut butter doesn't fit on my list because of the often added sugar, oil, and sweeteners, and other stuff and the fact it comes in containers to last for a long time, which makes me question its freshness.

I understand the American guidelines suggest introducing peanut butter within 6 months to prevent allergies. However, peanut allergies are estimated to affect only 1-2% of children. The study behind these recommendations showed a reduction in allergy cases of about 10% (within this already small 1-2% population, it is very little reduction). Additionally, the study compared children who were exposed to peanuts before and after 5 years old. Considering the large gap in time, there could be other factors influencing confounders that was introduced in that time or reasons for not introducing. Other sources also claim the study was funded by the peanut industry, raising even more concerns about founding bias. https://robynobrien.com/science-for-sale-the-funding-behind-the-latest-study-on-peanut-allergy/

Is this a American vs European thing or how do you guys see the introduction of peanut butter recommendations. Any concerns or if it is a go any special brands