Is Creamy peanut butter ultra-processed?

18 oz Peanut butters Sold in the United States and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Peanuts, sugar, hydrogenated vegetable oils (ultra-processing marker) (rapeseed vegetable oils, cottonseed vegetable oils), and salt

As written on the pack

Peanuts, sugar, hydrogenated vegetable oils (rapeseed/cottonseed), and salt

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Hydrogenated oil Hydrogenation turns liquid oil into a solid fat that resists going rancid.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 276th. 22% of the peanut butters here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0081864000429, last edited 19 May 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.