What is the difference between peanut butter and peanut butter spread?Updated 3 months ago

Peanut Butter is defined by the FDA as a mixture that contains at least 90% ground peanuts which can only be stabilized with hydrogenated vegetable oil. Stabilization is a process where another oil is added to the peanut butter which helps to keep the natural peanut oil from separating in the jar, resulting in a product that has a consistently creamy texture with little to no stirring required.

To avoid using hydrogenated oils which can involve the use of chemically altered oils, we use palm oil for stabilization. This decision is part of our commitment to use simple, honest ingredients. Because we do not use hydrogenated oils, most of our products must be labeled as Peanut Butter Spreads. We list the percentage of peanuts in our products on each label.