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FOOD FUN: Is It “Gif” Or “Jif”?

February 26, 2020 at 7:55 am · Filed under Food Fun, Jam-Peanut Butter, Product Reviews, The Nibble

“If you’ve ever called a .GIF a Jif, we forgive you.”

So say Jif® peanut butter and from GIPHY, the world’s first and largest GIF search engine.

The two brands have teamed up to settle the ongoing debate over how to pronounce GIF, the acronym for Graphic Image File.

JIF, i.e. GIF pronounced with a soft G (as in Germany), sounds just like America’s number one peanut butter, JIF.

GIF, pronounced with a hard G (as in graphic) is the computer image.

To prove how Jif and GIF differ, Jif has created a limited run of tongue-in-cheek, specially labeled jars that are labeled Gif (photo #1) on the front.

They are now available on Amazon at just under $10 for a jumbo jar (40 ounces), while supplies last. With a

A collectible jar of PB? Well…after you’ve consumed the contents, you can place the jar next to your computer to hold pens…or maybe screen cleaner.

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For more information about Jif, visit the brand website, which has many different recipes that use peanut butter.

[1] Jif, making a point about GIFs (both photos © Jif).