•  A survey of 1,500 Canadians found that almost nine in ten people (88%) currently have peanut butter, peanuts, or both in their household. About two people out of five have peanut butter alone (46%), and another two out of five have both peanut butter and peanuts (39%).

• Two fifths of Canadian households (395) consume peanuts once or more within a given week, including nine per cent that eat them every day.

• The majority of peanut eaters enjoy them mainly as a snack (72%).

• The majority of Canadians believe either peanuts or peanut butter are healthy foods (81%).

• The most popular reason why Canadians believe peanuts are healthy was that they are high in protein (39%).

• The most popular flavour for peanuts is salted, as more than half of respondedents report that they would try or buy the flavour (56%). Other popular flavours are natural, unsalted, and honey roasted.

These facts are from the September 2005 Leger Omnibus poll.