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Peabutter is a food spread made from brown peas and functions as a substitute for peanut butter.The product was first prepared by Alberta farmer Joe St. Denis in July 2002 who noted that the brown pea had certain similarities to peanuts. Oils such as Canola and cottonseed are combined with icing sugar and mixed with crushed Solido brown peas to form the spread. Besides the absence of peanut material Peabutter is devoid of gluten and cholesterol.