Peanut butter can contain rat hairs The FDA actually allows up to one rat hair in every 100 grams of peanut butter before it's considered "defective." For reference, 100 grams is equal to a little under a quarter of a pound. The reason bits of rats could be in your jar of Jif in the first place? It's because it's so hard to spot and remove them during the difficult, unglamorous process of peanut harvesting.