Crunchy Peanut Spread

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Crunchy Peanut Spread scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Modified Fats (Fully Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed, Cottonseed, Soybean)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Soy Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.

Within Nut & Seed Butters, this product is more processed than about 80% of the 2,770 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Crunchy Peanut Spread's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Of: Molasses.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Magnesium Oxide, Iron (Ferric Phosphate), Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol Acetate), Niacinamide, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.