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Smooth peanut butter

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DotScot Thu 09-Jul-26 14:16:30

My granddaughter (6) loves smooth peanut butter. Where she lives in the Czech Republic, they can buy this with no additives (sugar, salt, oil) and no brown bits of peanut 'skin'. Here I cannot find anything that fulfills these requirements. The 'pure' ones have the brown bits (presumably to add a touch of verisimilude) and the own brand ones with no brown bits have sugar salt and palm oil.
Does anyone know of a brand that ticks all the boxes?

Marmin Thu 09-Jul-26 14:20:21

I buy mani- life peanut butter. Two ingredients: peanuts and salt (0.3%).

Casdon Thu 09-Jul-26 14:45:08

I have Meridian. It’s manufactured in the UK, and has no additives at all if you get the no sugar/no salt version. None of their products contain palm oil. It does have the skins though, peanut butter is healthier with them on.

welshgirl2017 Thu 09-Jul-26 14:56:30

DotScot

My granddaughter (6) loves smooth peanut butter. Where she lives in the Czech Republic, they can buy this with no additives (sugar, salt, oil) and no brown bits of peanut 'skin'. Here I cannot find anything that fulfills these requirements. The 'pure' ones have the brown bits (presumably to add a touch of verisimilude) and the own brand ones with no brown bits have sugar salt and palm oil.
Does anyone know of a brand that ticks all the boxes?

Try this:
www.buywholefoodsonline.co.uk/smooth-peanut-butter-100-nuts-1kg.html

Cossy Thu 09-Jul-26 14:58:12

I love peanut butter, thanks for these recommendations x

Sago Thu 09-Jul-26 15:00:19

We make our own, nuts salt and a little coconut oil.

62Granny Thu 09-Jul-26 15:08:42

Nuts about nature is 100% peanut no added ingredients is available in Tesco for £2.35 for 100grm

teabagwoman Thu 09-Jul-26 17:18:28

Another vote for Nuts About Nature.

MayBee70 Thu 09-Jul-26 18:08:21

I get advice on additive free food from Aldi Lidl and M&S on instagram and I’m sure one of them had a sugar free peanut butter. I’ve only just realised that peanut butter is good for my cholesterol lowering diet. Going to Aldi next week so I’ll see what they have.

DotScot Thu 09-Jul-26 19:47:52

Thank you for these suggestions. I have looked at Nuts about Nature, Mani-life and Meridian, but, while good on additive-avoiding, all have the 'brown bits' that my granddaughter objects to.
welshgirl2017 The BwfO one seems smooth, but I can't see if it has skin bits and it's a bit expensive to order without knowing.
I am sure the skins are healthy, Casdon but health is not (yet) my Granddaughter's priority!

NotSpaghetti Thu 09-Jul-26 20:07:00

The brown bits are the thin skins of the peanuts.

I'm pretty sure Pip & Nut (No Salt Smooth): Pip & Nut removes the skins before roasting.
Their unsalted smooth version contains from memory is perfect.

I think Biona organic peanut butter is the sane in the no salt version.

NotSpaghetti Thu 09-Jul-26 20:14:26

? What a jumble. Apologies!

I'm pretty sure Pip & Nut (no salt smooth version ) removes the skins. I'm typing this from memory though.

argymargy Thu 09-Jul-26 20:34:04

Whole Earth Organic smooth is delicious. Often on offer in Tesco.

Marmin Fri 10-Jul-26 07:49:38

Whole Earth is 10% palm oil.

argymargy Fri 10-Jul-26 12:14:11

You're right, Marmin, but it's organic palm oil and doesn't detract from the taste, in my opinion, which is why I suggested it.

mrsmeldrew Fri 10-Jul-26 12:43:09

I visited a shop in Wareham that ground the peanuts if you bought your own jar. It was delicious and cheaper than Whole Earth (which contains palm oil)

Frenchgalinspain Sat 11-Jul-26 13:42:27

Try a local Ecological Health Food Specialty Shop or Amazon U.K.

namo Sat 11-Jul-26 13:44:49

I’ve just bought some of that Wareham peanut butter. I take my empty jar and fill it. Love it.

DotScot Sat 11-Jul-26 13:57:54

I investigated Pip'n'nut, Mariebel (Lidl) and Whole Earth yesterday. Same story. No additives = bits, no bits = additives. Here in the Scottish Borders, I'm a bit far from Wareham I'm afraid, mrsmeldrew
I'll keep searching. There MUST be a no bits, no additives one out there.

Nanny27 Sat 11-Jul-26 13:58:16

I mske my own. Takes 2 minutes in a food processor and I don't add anything

Essexgirl145 Sat 11-Jul-26 13:59:45

Dotscot.........Llydls do a very old fashioned peanut butter . It's completly free of anything but peanuts and you have to stir the oil in. It's gorgeous.

mrsmeldrew Sat 11-Jul-26 14:11:11

Nanny27 where do you buy the presumably shelled and unsalted peanuts from? Would need a kilo i guess.

Wyllow3 Sat 11-Jul-26 14:22:08

DotScot

My granddaughter (6) loves smooth peanut butter. Where she lives in the Czech Republic, they can buy this with no additives (sugar, salt, oil) and no brown bits of peanut 'skin'. Here I cannot find anything that fulfills these requirements. The 'pure' ones have the brown bits (presumably to add a touch of verisimilude) and the own brand ones with no brown bits have sugar salt and palm oil.
Does anyone know of a brand that ticks all the boxes?

Yes. Sainsburys own brand peanut butter is nothing but peanuts. Not even salt. No added oils. Comes in crunchy as well which I get and find no brown flecks or so few as to be noticed.

Wyllow3 Sat 11-Jul-26 14:23:44

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Aelfrith Sat 11-Jul-26 14:29:03

Pip and Nut haven't brown bits and fit all your criteria.