Fast Fact #15
Bamba, the ubiquitous peanut-flavored Israeli snack, led researchers to a potentially life-saving discovery. In tests, exposing babies to peanut butter or Bamba during their first year helped prevent peanut allergies by as much as 81 percent. Introduced in the 1960s, Bamba contains 50% peanuts. Osem makes the vitamin-enriched puffs in the southern Israeli town of Kiryat Gat.