Peanut Spread

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, 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 (Hydrogenated Rapeseed And Cottonseed Oils): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Plant Proteins (Soy Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.

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 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.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Minerals: (Magnesium Oxide, Zinc Oxide, Ferric Orthophosphate, Copper Gluconate)And Vitamins: (Niacinamide, Folic Acid. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6)).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.