Is skippy peanut butter ultra-processed?

Peanut butters Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Hydrogenated oil

8 ingredients
No additives

Less processed peanut butters

Natural Creamy Peanut Butter Smucker's 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Peanut butter Smuckers 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Classic Peanut Butter Spread Justin's 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
PEANUT BUTTER from unblanched peanuts UNSALTED STIR Trader Joe's 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1

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

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

roasted peanuts, sugar (processing marker), hydrogenated vegetable oil (ultra-processing marker) (cottonseed, soybean, rapeseed oil), to prevent separation, salt (processing marker)

As written on the pack

ROASTED PEANUTS, SUGAR, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (COTTONSEED, SOYBEAN AND RAPESEED OIL) TO PREVENT SEPARATION, SALT

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

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.

3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 337 peanut butters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 291st. 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.

All 337 peanut butters, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 03760222, last edited 16 December 2021), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.