Peanut Butter Spreads

We start with 100% USA-grown peanuts that we blanch and roast to perfection. Then we turn the peanuts into a thick paste using a special grinder. For Old Fashioned Smooth and Crunchy, we just add salt and that’s it! For Simply Smooth and Simply Crunchy, we add salt and small amount of palm oil to prevent oil separation in the jar. For Smooth Operator and Crunch Time we add a small amount of salt, cane sugar and palm oil, which helps prevent oil separation in the jar. For our flavored varieties we add a small amount of salt, cane sugar, palm oil, which helps to prevent oil separation in the jar, plus delicious, simple ingredients like honey, cocoa, or maple syrup to name a few. We never add any artificial ingredients, artificial sweeteners, artificial preservatives, or partially hydrogenated oils, and our peanut butter spreads are Non-GMO Project Verified.

All of the peanuts in our products are USA-grown.

Our peanut butter spreads are manufactured in Georgia. Sourcing peanuts locally is important to us, so our peanuts are grown within a 200-mile radius of our production facility in Georgia.

Our peanut butter spreads are manufactured in a facility that only processes peanuts.

We use 100% USA-grown peanuts. There are four types of peanuts grown in the United States: Virginia, Runner, Spanish, and Valencia. We use a special blend of these peanuts that have been selected based on taste, texture, and natural sweetness.

We started with a sandwich shop in 1998 in Greenwich Village, New York City.  We weren’t happy with mass market peanut butters and their questionable ingredients, so we started making our own from day one.  We are committed to using simple, honest ingredients and only USA-grown peanuts. Many of our products are Non-GMO Project Verified, certified by Vegan Action, and certified gluten free. We even recently started our own farm in Northeast Arkansas with a mission to one day offer products from field to jar.  We remain an independent, family-owned company run by our founder, Lee Zalben. We put our whole hearts into everything we do, and we believe that having fun is just as important as working hard.

 

 

All Peanut Butter & Co. peanut butter spreads, except for The Bees Knees, are Non-GMO Project Verified.

All of our peanut butter spreads are certified Kosher by Orthodox Union.

Eight of our peanut butter varieties are certified Halal by The Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America. They include Smooth Operator, Crunch Time, Simply Smooth, Simply Crunchy, Cinnamon Raisin Swirl, Dark Chocolatey Dreams, White Chocolatey Wonderful, and The Bees Knees.

All Peanut Butter & Co. peanut butter spreads, except for The Bees Knees, are certified vegan by Vegan Action. The Bees Knees is suitable for vegetarians.

No.  While our peanut butter spreads are made with USA-grown, non-GMO peanuts, they are not organic.

All Peanut Butter & Co. peanut butter spreads do not contain any gluten. Our peanut butter spreads, with the exception of Simply Smooth and Simply Crunchy, are certified gluten-free by the Gluten Intolerance Group.

Yes, all of our peanut butter spreads are dairy-free and are produced in a dairy-free facility. Please check the label of each individual product for more information.

Yes, all of our peanut butter spreads are soy-free and are produced in a soy-free facility. Please check the label of each individual product for more information. 

No. Our peanut butter spreads are manufactured in a facility that processes only peanuts. Please check the label of each individual product for more information.

Our lecithin is made from sunflowers.

No, the salt used in our peanut butter spreads is not supplemented with iodine.

Our Simply Smooth, Simply Crunchy, Old Fashioned Smooth, Old Fashioned Crunchy varieties contain no added sugar.

The Bee’s Knees, Cinnamon Raisin Swirl, Crunch Time, Dark Chocolatey Dreams, Mighty Maple, Smooth Operator, and White Chocolatey Wonderful are all sweetened with cane sugar.

Yes, we add a small amount of salt to our peanut butter spreads.

No, our products do not contain casein.

Peanut butter is defined by the FDA as a mixture that contains 90% ground peanuts and can only be stabilized with hydrogenated vegetable oil.  Stabilization helps keep the peanut oil from separating in the jar, allowing for a deliciously creamy texture with little to no stirring required.  In order to avoid the hydrogenation process, we use palm oil to stabilize our spreads.  Because we do not use hydrogenated oils, our products must be labeled peanut butter spreads.  We list the % of peanuts in our products on the label. 

We use a very small amount of palm oil to stabilize some of our peanut butter spreads. Palm oil is a non-hydrogenated, non-GMO oil that is semisolid at room temperature. Adding palm oil helps to keep the peanut oil from separating in the jar, allowing for a deliciously creamy texture with little-to-no stirring required.

Peanut Butter & Co. is committed to providing products made with simple, honest ingredients and we support the production of certified sustainable palm oil through RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil). RSPO is a not-for-profit that unites oil palm producers, processors or traders, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, banks/investors, and environmental and social non-governmental organizations, to develop and implement global standards for sustainable palm oil. To learn more about RSPO, please visit www.rspo.org 

 

We use a very small amount of palm oil to stabilize some of our peanut butter spreads. Palm oil is a non-hydrogenated, non-GMO oil that is semisolid at room temperature. Adding palm oil helps to keep the peanut oil from separating in the jar, allowing for a deliciously creamy texture with little-to-no stirring required.

Our palm oil is sourced from the palm fruit, which is different than Palm Kernel oil, which is derived from palm kernels and contains 82% saturated fat.  Palm oil derived from the fruit of the palm has approximately 50% saturated fat and 50% unsaturated fat.  Palm oil contains no trans fats, such as those found in hydrogenated oils. 

Our raw ingredients as well as our finished products go through vigorous testing before they leave our facilities. Amongst the tests we conduct are those for aflatoxin, salmonella, and E. coli.

Each jar has a “Best By” date printed close to the blue lid. For optimal taste, please enjoy your peanut butter spread before this date. Peanut butter spreads should be consumed within 6 months of opening.  Peanut butter spreads are best stored in a cool, dry place.  Refrigeration is optional.

Peanut Butter & Co. peanut butter spreads are best stored in a cool, dry place like a cupboard or pantry. Refrigeration is optional. Peanut butter spreads stored in warmer temperatures may experience separation of the natural peanut oils. If this happens, just stir it back in.

No, you do not have to refrigerate Peanut Butter & Co. peanut butter spreads.

Oil separation can occur over time. The peanut butter spread has not spoiled, just simply stir the oil back in.

No, our jars do not contain BPA.

We encourage you to recycle your jars properly according to the guidelines provided by your municipality.  To help keep hungry or inquisitive animals from your empty jars, consider rinsing the jars and replacing the lids before recycling.  Another way to protect wildlife is to crush the jars, and always be sure that your recycling bins are kept properly sealed.