Survival Food – Chapter 2

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GRAINS

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40) Durum Wheat

Durum wheat is the hardiest of all the wheats and is most commonly used in one of my favorite foods…Pasta (spaghetti and macaroni).

It is also used in bread and has the highest protein content of all wheat, which makes it perfect for our survival food supplies.

wheat-www.flickr.com_photos_jayneanddUnlike corn flour, durum wheat is processed into semolina which as mentioned above is used in most pasta, but also with couscous and other cereals.

It is best to buy your own processed Durum wheat as it is cheap and can be stored for a long time in mylar bags with an oxygen absorber.

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41) Hard Red Wheat

Like most grains hard red wheat berries have a very long shelf life as long as the wheat stays dry.

We are talking 2+ years and even longer if you can keep them in an airtight container.

Hard red wheat has one of the highest protein content of all wheat types. Each serving has about 6 grams of protein.

hard-red-wheatYou can cook red wheat berries as cereal just like oatmeal.

You can actually sprout it and have it for salads or as a green addition to any meal that you are able to come up with.

Lastly, you can mill the hard red wheat into flour. I keep some of Bob’s Red Mill around most of the time and rotate the bag in my cellar so it never gets too old. Bob’s Red Mill brand is a great source of organic survival food.

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42) Buckwheat

Great news for those with an intolerance to gluten as buckwheat contains no gluten. It is also very low on the Glycemic Index, and provides 155 calories per cup (cooked).

buckwheat-www.flickr.com_photos_40994455@N06What’s interesting about Buckwheat is that it is not a part of the wheat family. It is actually related to sorrel, rhubarb, and knotweed.

Honey bees enjoy buckwheat blossoms and will produce a strong, dark honey.

Buckwheat has also been used in alcohol in recent years. As science begins to understand the human body and Gluten becomes more and more scrutinized, we are turning towards gluten free products.

A mash for brewing can be made with Buckwheat, whilst there is also a Whiskey produced in Brittany in Northern France.

Main Uses:

  • Buckwheat Pancakes
  • Buckwheat Noodles
  • Gluten Free Bread

We recommend every prepper home has a grain mill, with which to make you own buckwheat flour.

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43) Kamut

I didn’t know much about Kamut until recently. Here are the basic facts:

  • Kamut is actually a trademark name for in ancient kind of wheat. Originally the weeds spawned from what is modern day Afghanistan and Iran.
  • The cultivar of this week is actually called khorasan wheat.
  • Cool thing is that this grain is about twice the size of modern-day wheat. Twice the size.
  • The flavor is usually described as rich and nutty. There are fewer tannins in the husk than regular wheat so khorasan wheat is less bitter.

khorasan-wheat-kamutAs you might imagine the larger kernel means that Kamut has more proteins lipids amino acids vitamins and minerals than our modern day wheat.

Other than that, it can actually be used just as we do our modern durum wheat. So you can make breads, cereals, cookies, and other baked goods, as well as pasta.

You can even make beer with it just like normal wheat.

As far as the nutritional value goes, khorasan wheat is described as a “high-energy grain” because it has a high percentage of lipids or fat – that’s means it provides more energy.

Beware celiacs: khorasan wheat has more gluten than regular wheat. However if you like your glutens, then this might be the wheat of choice for you!

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44) Millet

Millet is another kind of ancient grain – it’s basically grass.

millet-berries-flickr.com_photos_mzn37It’s a very important crop because of its high productivity and short growing season in high temperature and dry conditions.

What does that mean? Well you can grow millet when the environment is not very hospitable.

You’re probably thinking, “if millet is so great then why isn’t it more commercially available and popular?”

It turns out that millet is less digestible than other grains like wheat. However, that doesn’t mean that millet is not valuable grain.

Millet is mostly starchy and does have a similar protein content as wheat. This means that you can use millet in a similar way as other grains, like for porridge, bread, and for use in fermentation. Which means we can make beer out of it.

Along with the other benefits, millet can be a feed for birds and animals. You could also feed millet to hogs and boars. If you planted the millet to raise as a crop then grazing livestock, like sheep, goats, and cattle, would happily graze.

Like all the grains that we have reviewed, as long as you keep millet dry in cool it will last for a very long time. Whatever millet lacks in flavor and nutrition it makes up for in utility in hardiness and that’s why it makes the list.

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45) Popcorn

It’s not just for the movies. I love popcorn myself.

And I have plenty on the shelf right now.

popcorn-www.flickr.com_photos_kozumelThe awesome part about popcorn is that as long as it stays dry, it is basically nonperishable for a very, very long time.

Now, be sure you don’t try to keep microwave popcorn in your survival kit. It will have a short shelf life and will be filled with nasty chemicals.

Even if things get really bad, it’s still easy to pop some popcorn, flavor it with some powdered butter and have a nice post SHTF treat!

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46) Soft White Wheat

Soft white wheat is lower in protein than other wheat varieties. It’s used most often for pastries and pie crust because of its lower protein and gluten content. Which makes for a more tender dough and crust.

soft-white-wheat-berriesIt can still be used to make bread like normal, hard wheat varieties.

Like the other grains you can store soft white wheat berries in the whole kernel form for longer than the milled form.

You can also prepare soft white wheat similar to cooking beans: soak overnight, drain, and simmer for about an hour or two. Some recipes call for toasting the berries before soaking to get a nuttier, richer flavor.

You can use the prepared wheat berries as a substitute for rice or add to salad, soups, or casseroles. Some people have it for breakfast instead of oatmeal.

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47) Oatmeal

Most all of us are familiar with oatmeal. It can be used in cookies, it can be ground into flour, and can even be used in beer.

oatmeal-flickr.com_photos_artizoneOatmeal is very versatile so it’s a great thing to have around in case the SHTF.

You do have a couple options and I recommend getting the least processed oatmeal do you can find.

That usually means getting organic, steel cut oatmeal, rather than instant oats. Less process usually means that the shelf life is longer. So skip the single serving packs for long term storage. They would be fine for short term planning, like under 3 years.

You can, of course, have oatmeal for breakfast – I do that myself. Combine this with some of the other items on our list like nutmeg, cinnamon, maple syrup, or honey and you could have a pretty flavorful breakfast ,even if you don’t have many provisions.

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48) Spelt

Spelt is another ancient grain and very similar wheat.

spelt-flickr.com_photos_jaydotThe nutritional content is very close to modern wheat as you would expect, including a small amount of gluten.

In recent years spelt has become more popular, especially in the health food section of your supermarket. In fact, you can get spelt bread in a lot of health food and organic bakeries across the country.

Like many of our other grains as long as you keep the spelt berries dry, they will keep for very long time, usually several years.

You can make porridge, bread, and other baked goods from spelt. You can even ferment then distill the spelt into a vodka-like spirit.

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49) Barley

Barley is one of the mass-produce grains. It is massively versatile also…

At my house we use barley for beer most of the time.

barley-www.flickr.com_photos_marksetonYou can also use barley in a very large number of meals. Here are a few examples:

  • Barley and lentil soup
  • Beef and barley stew
  • Barley stuffed peppers or tomatoes
  • As a rice replacement
  • As an addition to salad
  • As a porridge or gruel

Other facts:

  • Barley contains eight essential amino acids so you can count on it for some protein.
  • You can use barley as a coffee substitute–roast the barley until it is very dark and you can prepare it like and espresso. If you didn’t have that capability you could crush the roasted barley the best that you can and prepare it has coffee. (This was popular in Italy in the first half of the 20th Century.)
  • Barley contains gluten so it’s unsuitable for people with celiac disease.
  • Barley can be used as animal feed. In fact, half of the barley produced in the United States goes to livestock feed.
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50) Oat groats

Groats are the berries of the cereal grains. Oat groats are simply whole kernels from the oat plant.

What’s the difference between oat groats and oatmeal?

Oatmeal has been processed more than oat groats. Steel cut oats is simply another name for sliced oat groats.

oat-groatsBob’s Red Mill says this about organic oats:

Whole Oat Groats take a bit longer to prepare than cut or rolled oats, but the exceptionally hearty flavor and chewy subtlety of this wholesome porridge make it well worth the wait. Use oat groats in place of rice for a hearty pilaf or in a cold grain salad.

Oats are higher in protein and healthy fats, and lower in carbohydrates than most other whole grains. They contain more soluble fiber than any other grain. They also have the best amino acid balance of all the cereal grains.

In general the less processed a grain is the longer it will keep. You could keep oat groats around longer than you can steel cut oatmeal. That is to say, you’re better off keeping the oat groats for long term storage, and if you want to make oatmeal you can mill the whole groats.

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 51) Quinoa

(It’s “keen-wa”, not “qui-no-a” – I didn’t know how to say it for a long time!)

Quinoa is seeing a great resurgence in recent years. It’s a grain crop but technically it’s not a member of the grass family which is an interesting distinction.

quinoa-www.flickr.com_photos_jasonholmbergWhy has quinoa at gotten more popular?

I believe it’s two main reasons:

  • It has a high protein content.
  • It does not have gluten.

Quinoa is an ancient grain from South America. It was domesticated 3,000 to 4,000 years ago and does a fine job of growing in dry and somewhat harsh conditions.

Quinoa has a lot of protein compared to many other grains and some people claim that quinoa is the complete protein. Quinoa has a diverse set of vitamins, nutrients, and minerals that make it a superfood.

It can be used in place of rice or other grains. I put it on salad all the time as a topping and to boost the protein content.

Here are some tips (from thekitchn.com):

  • How much cooked quinoa does 1 cup dry quinoa yield? 1 cup dry quinoa yields about 3 cups cooked quinoa.
  • How much liquid do I need to cook quinoa? To cook 1 cup quinoa, you need about 2 cups liquid.
  • How long does it take to cook quinoa? 1 cup quinoa will cook in about 20 minutes.
  • How do I make quinoa less bitter? Nearly, if not all, of the natural bitterness of quinoa’s outer coating can be removed by a vigorous rinsing in a mesh strainer.
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52) Rye

Rye is a close cousin to wheat and is a part of the grass family. Now, don’t confuse rye, the cereal grain, with ryegrass which is use for lawns, pastures, and hay for livestock.

I bet most of us are familiar with Rye from it’s bread form– called rye bread, of course.

rye-berriesRye is versatile like many other wheat-like grains. Rye can be milled into flour, you can also make whiskey or beer with rye. Rye can even be eaten in it’s berry form like a porridge similar to oatmeal.

Rye berries can be prepared similar to wheat berries. The basic cooking instructions are to boil rye berries with water and a pinch of salt for about an hour or until they’re tender.

You can add them to salads, eat them alone, and that would make a good addition to stews or soups.

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DRINKS & BEVERAGES

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53) Tea

You can purchase tea in bulk from Walmart or Costco and it will store indefinitely as long as you keep it dry. It stays in a better condition if you can keep it cool, too.

The dried leaves make tea an ideal addition to our survival foods as they need zero preparation other than being dropped into an airtight container.

teaA warm mug of tea is a great pick me up when the going get’s tough and like coffee, tea contains caffeine, although not in the same quantities, which will help to keep you active and alert.

There are different forms of tea you can buy from the store, such as:

  • Tea bags
  • Green tea
  • Loose tea leaves
  • Fruit tea
  • Herbal tea

Lots of tea varieties have calming and soothing properties, in particular spearmint, peppermint, and chamomile are great for their natural healing properties.

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54) Coffee

Did you know that 54% of American adults drink coffee everyday and that $4 billion USD is spent on importing coffee into the U.S each year?

Pretty staggering, however I did think that 54% was low – I can’t get by without my morning coffee, much like the rest of my family and friends!

There are various forms of coffee you can store to make sure you don’t have to go without that morning fix:

  • Freeze dried (instant) – the easiest to store and prepare.
  • Coffee beans – some say to freeze the beans before storing, however either way works.
  • Ground coffee – pre ground and requires a filter, however also easy to store.
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How to store coffee

To ensure you get the best coffee you can after years in storage there are a few simple rules to follow:

  1. Store away from moisture
  2. Store away from heat
  3. Store away from light
  4. Store in an airtight container
  5. Use a container made of glass, ceramic or a non-reactive metal
  6. Keep away from strong smells (they can be absorbed by the coffee)
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55) Beer

beerAlcohol may be a vice in the normal world but the reality is that beer will be a bartering tool, a source of calories, and a source of clean hydration when the SHTF (although alcohol does dehydrate you when consumed in quantity!)

You need 4 things to make beer:

  1. Yeast
  2. Malted Barley
  3. Hops
  4. Water
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56) Dried Brewers Yeast

Back before municipal water supplies beer was the main source of clean water.

beer-yeast-safale-us-05Even the kids had a very low alcohol version to drink. The alcohol, even at low levels, keeps the pathogens at bay, plus hops are a natural preservative on their own.

In addition, the same yeast can be used to make bread and other fermented beverages, like hard cider, perry, or even mead.

If you take it one step further, you can distill the beer, cider, perry, etc… and have a potent elixir that is portable.

Keep a couple of the small 11g packets on hand. Once you make a batch of beer, you can reuse the yeast cake at the bottom for more fermenting, baking, supplements, etc…

You can even feed the yeast cake to cats. (Don’t feed to your dog though since hops are potentially dangerous to some dogs.) The yeast cake is the left over yeast after the beer is fermented.

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57) Malted Barley

The malted barley provides the sugar and nutrients to the yeast so that the yeast can make alcohol and carbon dioxide.

malted-barley-brewing-flickr.com_photos_epicbeerThe malting process is beyond the scope of this article. In general, you let the barley germinate and then you dry it out.

If you want to learn more, check this article from Brew Your Own magazine.

(From the link: “A maltster sprouts whole grain and adds a little heat to create the malts used in brewing. If you have a kitchen oven and large baking pan and can read a thermometer, then you possess all the equipment and skills required to make your own malt from scratch.”)

You could keep different kinds of malts to make different kinds of beers but in most cases one malt would be fine, like American 2-Row.

You can also use the barley to supplement breads, baked goods, energy bars or stews. Barley is full of carbs & nutrients so it is versatile.

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58) Dried Whole Hops

Hops add bitterness and flavor to beer and bring their antimicrobial properties to the table.

Brewers started using hops in beer after people realized that the beer that contained hops resisted spoilage.

whole-hopsHops are normally used in the boiling phase of beer brewing.

Hops are part of the cannabis family making them a close cousin to marijuana. To that point, hops can be used as a calming agent.

It was once popular to fill pillows with whole hops to help fight insomnia.

The reasonable shelf life for brewing beer is about 1 year but in a pinch you could brew with them beyond that point and still take advantage of the antimicrobial properties.

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59) Pelletized Hops

Hop pellets have all the same properties and benefits as the whole hops.

As you can guess by the name, these hop pellets are small, compressed pellets of hops.

hop-pellets-flickr.com_photos_daquellamaneraThe main benefit is that the hop pellets are about 10 – 25% more concentrated compared to the whole hops.

The shelf life is longer for pellet hops because they have a smaller surface area. Hops go bad due to oxidation so the less contact with air, the better.

In either case keeping the hops cold, even frozen, will make them last for very long time.

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60) Wine Yeast

Alcohol can be a valuable trade product and may be used as a currency in a survival situation. We can set most wine yeast to ferment any sugar-laden fruit juice or liquid.

So, if you have an orchard of sour tasting crabapples, never fear – those will make some hard cider that you can be proud of.

I keep a strong “workhorse” yeast in my stores. It’s called Lalvin EC-1118 and it is normally used to make Champagne. We won’t be making any of that!

EC-1118 can work in inhospitable conditions and tolerate up to 18 – 20% alcohol.

wine-yeast-lalvin-ec1118In a pinch, you could use some of the yeast after fermentation to bake bread. It will taste a little different, more like sour dough than standard bread.

The shelf life is a couple of years and longer if you keep the packet cool. Most packs of wine yeast are 5 grams and very cheap at about $1 a packet.

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PREPACKAGED FOODS

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Pre-packaged foods can be a great way to have some variety in your emergency pantry.

There are dozens of different kind of prepackaged meals and we will highlight just a few.

Nearly all of the prepackaged meals have a very long shelf life. They are still good a significant time after the expiration date – at least one to two years and sometimes even more.mac-cheese-flickr.com_photos_emilylaurel

As normal, it depends on the temperature in ensuring that the box and food inside the box stays very dry.

In most cases prepackaged foods that have a dry flavor pack last much longer then foods that have a concentrated sauce. (I.E. Like the mac & cheese it comes with cheese sauce in a foil pack.)

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61) Macaroni & Cheese

Macaroni and cheese is a great comfort food to keep in the emergency pantry. It is high in carbs and has a reasonable amount of fat to help you stay full.

And, most kids love it!

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62) Hamburger Helper

We listed Hamburger Helper here since it’s the most popular of the Betty Crocker line. They also have Chicken Helper and Tuna Helper.

hamburger-helper-flickr.com_photos_roadsidepicturesThe great things about the Betty Crocker Helper line of products is that they pair well with canned meat products.

You can keep canned chicken or tuna, or prepackaged pouches of ground beef in your emergency pantry and you’ll be able to make the Helper meals with no problem. I’ve taken a pouch of ground beef with hamburger helper on a camping trip it was a great meal.

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63) Ramen Noodles

ramen-noodles-flickr.com_photos_armydre2008Ramen noodles are cheap and they seem to last forever. We are talking about the instant noodle variety. They have the benefit of being very dry and flavorings are well packaged in a foil pouch.

As an added bonus, Ramen Noodles are high in carbs for energy. If you need to travel by foot for some reason, Ramen noodles are good thing to take because they’re light and don’t take up much space. In fact I’ve taken Ramen noodles on backpacking trips for that very reason

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64) Jello

jello-flickr.com_photos_roadsidepicturesTechnically, Jell-O is a trademark for for gelatin desserts made by Kraft. You can get any brand though.

The great part about Jell-O is that it has a very long shelf life, like basically it will last forever as long as it stays dry.

The other big advantage may seem silly at first. There are many, many flavors of gelatin desserts that will be a welcome change to the seemingly bland flavors of other foods with a long shelf life.

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65) Protein Powder

Whilst not technically a food, during harsh times items such as protein powder can work as a meal supplement to provide your body with the vital protein you will need to survive.

If one good thing has come from the body building boom it is that Protein Powders are now very affordable. They will also store well if kept in a sealable pouch (which they often arrive in), away from moisture.

Typically the expiration dates on store bought protein powder are around a year after the manufacturing date. The best way to test your powder is to smell it to see if has an odd odor and taste a little bit on your finger. If it tastes funny then it’s off.

Protein powder can be added to water to make a drink. I suggest you get the flavored powders for this as the plain stuff tastes pretty vile when just mixed with water.

A better solution would be to mix it in with your milk powder and add cold water. This will make a protein packed milkshake that tastes great.

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66) Protein Bars

Protein bars are a ultra-convenient way to get protein-based calories in a convenient form. I rotate a box of protein bars from my emergency pantry to my kitchen pantry to keep a fresh batch around at all times.

Protein bars and other similar bars are so versatile that I keep them in my emergency kit in the car, in my go-bag in the house, and I keep a spare in my hiking backpack as well.

Since they are prepackaged and have some amount of preservatives, the shelf life for protein bars is usually multiple years. Always be sure to check the expiration date to make sure you know what you have available.

We say protein bars because that’s a common phrase used to describe a class of products. Also included are energy bars where most of the calories come from carbohydrates.

They’re meal replacement bars that have a more balanced caloric profile – meaning they include some nutrients, vitamins, in general they have calories more similar to an actual meal.

The point is get the right kind of nutrition based on what you need. Meal replacement bars are always a safe bet since they are the most balanced.

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67) Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

We are talking about the stuff that we use for baking most of the time, not the sugary, prepackaged hot beverage. (That stuff is tasty.)

The nice thing about having cocoa around is that you can make some comfort foods during a stressful situation. That may be for a special occasion where you bake a cake, like a birthday or an anniversary.

The shelf life can be two or more years beyond the expiration date. The main thing is to keep the cocoa powder dry. The cooler the better, too, so if you have a cellar then the cocoa would be at home there.

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68) Hard Candy

Hard candy is used by the military in their MRE’s and also the UK ‘24 hour ration packs’. The reason being is the hard candy will keep well forever without turning bad and it provide both energy from the sugar and acts as a moral booster.

You can buy your candy from the store, however if you have kids it can be a great activity to do at home.

How to make Hard Candy:
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What’s great about the DIY hard candy is that you can add any flavorings or colorings that you and finish them off with either powdered or granulated sugar for that extra kick!

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Nut Butters

When you think of a nut butter, the most likely one that pops into your head is peanut butter, right?

Well, that would be a great choice for your stores due to it’s nutritional value:

69) Peanut butter

Calories – 588

Carbs – 20g

Fat – 50g

Protein – 25g

Just 100g of peanut butter will provide 50% of your daily recommended protein intake and around 25% of your daily calories.

It’s no wonder it’s a staple of many preppers, they understand it’s value as a survival food.

There are however alternatives to peanut butter, some of them are new to me too!

70) Almond Butter

Calories – 633

Carbs – 21g

Fat – 59g

Protein – 15g

Almond butter is actually considered better for you that peanut butter due to vitamin and mineral content. In particular, almond butter has higher levels of vitamin E, magnesium, iron and fiber.

How to make almond butter at home:
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Here are a few other butters you can either make yourself or

71) Cashew butter

72) Hazelnut butter

73) Macadamia nut butter

74) Pecan butter

75) Pistachio butter

76) Walnut butter

77) Pumpkin seed butter

78) Sesame seed butter (tahini)

79) Soybean butter – (soy nut butter)

80) Sunflower seed butter

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