PB Max facts for kids
PB Max was a yummy candy bar that was popular in the United States during the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was created by a big candy company called Mars.
This special candy bar had creamy peanut butter on top of a square whole grain cookie. All of this was covered in smooth milk chocolate. The peanut butter was made sweet with sugar and had a special vegetable oil added to keep it from separating.
Each PB Max bar weighed about 42 grams. It gave you 240 calories of energy. It also had some protein, carbohydrates, and fat.
When PB Max first came out, its TV commercials were quite funny! They joked about what "PB" might stand for. They suggested things like piggy banks or pink baboon. But then they revealed the real meaning: "PB" stood for peanut butter!
Why PB Max Disappeared
PB Max was a popular candy bar. It even made a lot of money, selling about $50 million worth! However, the candy bar was stopped. This happened because the family who owned Mars, Inc. (the Mars family) simply did not like peanut butter. Even though many people loved PB Max, the family decided to stop making it.
What Was Inside PB Max?
PB Max was made from several ingredients that gave it its unique taste. Here are some of the main things found in a PB Max bar:
- Peanut Butter: This was made from peanuts, sugar, hydrogenated vegetable oil, and salt.
- Milk Chocolate: The outer layer was made of sugar, cocoa butter, milk, chocolate, soy lecithin, and vanillin.
- Cookie Parts: The cookie base included oats, flour, and sugar.
- Other Ingredients: It also had partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (like canola, soybean, and cottonseed oil), mono and diglycerides, baking soda, high fructose corn syrup, and TBHQ.
