Jif, Crunchy Peanut Butter Spread

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Jif, Crunchy Peanut Butter 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 Oils (Rapeseed And Soybean)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Plant Proteins (Pea Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers 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 Jif, Crunchy Peanut Butter 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, Molasses.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Of: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Magnesium Oxide, Ferric Orthophosphate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Niacinamide, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.