peanut butter question?

I was looking to buy peanut butter yesterday and was wondering which is the best to get? They had a choice of sunpat, organic or shop own brand in smooth, crunchy or wholenut. I ended up buying the own make whole nut as it was £1.50 cheaper than the others but wasn't sure if I have got the right one.

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I was looking to buy peanut butter yesterday and was wondering which is the best to get? They had a choice of sunpat, organic or shop own brand in smooth, crunchy or wholenut. I ended up buying the own make whole nut as it was £1.50 cheaper than the others but wasn't sure if I have got the right one.

Whole Earth is really nice - it has no added sugar but is still sweet, plus it's organic (I think there's a non-organic version too). Waitrose sells it, as does Holland & Barrett, and I expect that other supermarkets and health shops carry it too. Unfortunately it does have a little added salt, plus palm oil (sourced from RSPO members, so is allegedly ethical and sustainable). 95% peanuts, palm Oil, sea salt.

http://www.wholeearthfoods.com/products/1

Biona's organic PB is 100% organic peanuts - nothing else. You can get it on the High Street in selected shops but it's also readily available online. They also make hazelnut, almond, cashew, and mixed nut butters. And they are delicious! Do tend to go a little hard if refrigerated (due to having no oil added) - I never keep PB in the 'fridge anyway, and it's always fine.

http://www.biona.co.uk/page-219.html

Meridian organic PB comes as no added salt (99% peanuts, 1% sugar), no added sugar (99% peanuts, 1% salt) or no added salt & sugar (100% peanuts). As with Biona, if you keep it in the 'fridge, it will probably be difficult to spread.

http://www.meridianfoods.co.uk/index.asp?Dietry=Wheat Free

Holland and Barrett sell Meridian, and I expect other whole food shops do. I've never seen it in Waitrose though.

I don't know which supermarket you use but I know that Waitrose's Wholenut peanut butter isn't bad in terms of salt and sugar; 98% peanuts, plus palm oil and salt but the palm oil could be a bit of an issue for some....no info on whether it's from sustainable sources. However, their organic crunchy peanut butter only contains 95% peanuts (plus palm oil and salt) - go figure! Waitrose Essential Crunchy contains 95% peanuts, brown cane sugar, palm oil, sea salt - so not the best option IMO. (I don't know why sugar is added to PB - it's so unnecessary!)

Sun-Pat Crunchy, BTW, contains: Peanuts, Stabilizer (E471), cane sugar, peanut oil, sea salt. Total Peanut Ingredients (95%) - I assume that 95% means the actual nuts, plus the oil. I never have Sun-Pat!

I have no idea about Jif or Schmuckers (available through Amazon) - neither are brands I feel drawn to!

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PB2 sounds intriguing but it's not available in the UK, and in all honesty, I'm a little suspicious of it! :laugh:

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Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - yikes! Vile things, IMO! While I agree that chocolate and PB is a match made in Heaven, the brown stuff in RPBC is not chocolate! Sorry US people, what passes for chocolate in your country is nasty, waxy and tasteless! :laugh:

I was looking to buy peanut butter yesterday and was wondering which is the best to get? They had a choice of sunpat, organic or shop own brand in smooth, crunchy or wholenut. I ended up buying the own make whole nut as it was £1.50 cheaper than the others but wasn't sure if I have got the right one.

Whole Earth is really nice - it has no added sugar but is still sweet, plus it's organic (I think there's a non-organic version too). Waitrose sells it, as does Holland & Barrett, and I expect that other supermarkets and health shops carry it too. Unfortunately it does have a little added salt, plus palm oil (sourced from RSPO members, so is allegedly ethical and sustainable). 95% peanuts, palm Oil, sea salt.

http://www.wholeearthfoods.com/products/1

Biona's organic PB is 100% organic peanuts - nothing else. You can get it on the High Street in selected shops but it's also readily available online. They also make hazelnut, almond, cashew, and mixed nut butters. And they are delicious! Do tend to go a little hard if refrigerated (due to having no oil added) - I never keep PB in the 'fridge anyway, and it's always fine.

http://www.biona.co.uk/page-219.html

Meridian organic PB comes as no added salt (99% peanuts, 1% sugar), no added sugar (99% peanuts, 1% salt) or no added salt & sugar (100% peanuts). As with Biona, if you keep it in the 'fridge, it will probably be difficult to spread.

http://www.meridianfoods.co.uk/index.asp?Dietry=Wheat Free

Holland and Barrett sell Meridian, and I expect other whole food shops do. I've never seen it in Waitrose though.

I don't know which supermarket you use but I know that Waitrose's Wholenut peanut butter isn't bad in terms of salt and sugar; 98% peanuts, plus palm oil and salt but the palm oil could be a bit of an issue for some....no info on whether it's from sustainable sources. However, their organic crunchy peanut butter only contains 95% peanuts (plus palm oil and salt) - go figure! Waitrose Essential Crunchy contains 95% peanuts, brown cane sugar, palm oil, sea salt - so not the best option IMO. (I don't know why sugar is added to PB - it's so unnecessary!)

Sun-Pat Crunchy, BTW, contains: Peanuts, Stabilizer (E471), cane sugar, peanut oil, sea salt. Total Peanut Ingredients (95%) - I assume that 95% means the actual nuts, plus the oil. I never have Sun-Pat!

I have no idea about Jif or Schmuckers (available through Amazon) - neither are brands I feel drawn to!

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PB2 sounds intriguing but it's not available in the UK, and in all honesty, I'm a little suspicious of it! :laugh:

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Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - yikes! Vile things, IMO! While I agree that chocolate and PB is a match made in Heaven, the brown stuff in RPBC is not chocolate! Sorry US people, what passes for chocolate in your country is nasty, waxy and tasteless! :laugh: