Jif Creamy Peanut Butter

[ghost9]

Is This Brand Vegan? It Has Mono- And Diglycerides In The Ingredients.

[Walter]

I don't know if it's vegan but it's definitely hydrogenated. Stick with the all-natural kinds. Not all of them have an inch of oil on the top these days. ;)

[kpickell]

It's vegan.

[CharityAJO]

Yar, I noticed that when I first went vegan and checked. Vegetable source on those. However, Jif *is* owned by P&G - your call.

[rincaro]

I vote for natural peanut butter too. :lick: If you don't like the extra oil you can just pour it off and have a thicker spread.

[monkey086]

How about Peter Pan???

[rincaro]

Almost all peanut butters are vegan. Only the natural ones that contain just peanuts and salt are free from the nasty trans fats!

[tearhsong2]

I prefer natural peanut butter myself. No trans fat, no added sugar, no added salt. Just yummy gooey peanut goodness.

[monkey086]

never tried natural peanut butter...what's everyone's favorite brand?

[NDvegan85]

I'm a big fan of natural PB. Meijer has a generic brand that I buy. It's almost twice as expensive as the regular generic stuff, but not too bad. Peanuts are peanuts. But I wouldn't recommend pouring all of the oil off- you'll end up with a big chunk of hard, unspreadable ground peanuts! Stir it in and refrigerate it to keep if from separating.

As for trans fats in regular PB, I've read multiple times that the trace amount in PB is so miniscule that it is not even worth worrying about. Although now that I am used to natural, regular has so much more sugar that it tastes like a Reese's cup to me.

[bizarro]

most peanut butters have mono-diglycerides or mono and diglycerides. i was under the impression that this is animal sourced but im not sure. and i dont know what the difference between the two is either. any help on this?

[monkey086]

[QUOTE=NDvegan85] As for trans fats in regular PB, I've read multiple times that the trace amount in PB is so miniscule that it is not even worth worrying about. QUOTE]

I just looked this up to see the exact amounts of trans fat in natural and regular peanut butter and how they compared and this is what i found:

No Trans Fats in Peanut Butter--Contrary to Current Rumor (http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2001/010612.htm)

[Sheik del Mar]

All I know is that fats that aren't liquid (excluding coconut oil) at room temperature, are bad for you. So, really, even though the peanut butter with the oil on top is WAY better for you.

[kpickell]

Thanks for that link monkey. It's good to know.

[Frost]

All I know is that fats that aren't liquid (excluding coconut oil) at room temperature, are bad for you. So, really, even though the peanut butter with the oil on top is WAY better for you.

Fat and oil arent really the same thing though. Fat is usually solid at room temperature...oil needs to be hydrogenated for it to be solid at room temperature.

Plant oils are much cheaper than fat, hence hydrogenation became a very popular process.

[CharityAJO]

most peanut butters have mono-diglycerides or mono and diglycerides. i was under the impression that this is animal sourced but im not sure. and i dont know what the difference between the two is either. any help on this?

Don't know the difference. Although I assume it's got something to do with chemistry and either having one or two links, or chains or something I didn't pay attention to in science class.

Mono and diglyceried however, can be from a vegetable source. It's one of those 'up in the air' ingredients.

I don't believe that any of the major brands of PB use an animal source for their glycerides.

[Ocean]

The only peanut butter I eat is from Trader Joes...:)

[Jimdavis]

Peanuts are peanuts.

In almost all foods, there is quite a difference in quality and taste depending upon the individual care or mass-productive disregard given by the farmers.

"Investigation of flavor characteristics and components of peanuts grown in west Texas"
http://ift.confex.com/ift/2001/techprogram/paper_8785.htm

http://www.aboutpeanuts.com/every.html#anchor215811

http://commodities.caes.uga.edu/fieldcrops/Peanuts/descriptions.html

[MollyGoat]

Mmmm...fat and oil are pretty much the same thing.

Anyway, natural peanut butter is better for you for lots of reasons, and IMO, tastes better...

Generic brand natural peanut butters are usually really yummy. I buy "Teddie's" lately though, and it's really good.

[kpickell]

Why is natural peanut butter better for you? Is it because it has less sugar and salt? I've never tried it yet.

[monkey086]

Why is natural peanut butter better for you? Is it because it has less sugar and salt? I've never tried it yet.

**wondering the same thing**

[CharityAJO]

Less additives are always supposed to be better for you. But, I eat store brand PB, and I'm still kickin.

[tearhsong2]

I like my peanut butter to taste like peanuts, not sugar or salt, which, IMO, the national brands (Jif, Skippy, Smuckers, etc) taste like. I also look for things without added sugar and salt because 1. My husband is diabetic 2. I like to season to *my* taste, not someone else's taste.

[zimngir]

The best natural PB is Marantha, but it is so friggin $$$$$
I usually get either Crazy Richard's or Kroger's Natural
(although this has salt). I used to get fresh ground but
I don't anymore, I find the bottled to taste better.

[Artichoke47]

I like Marantha, too. I get the organic natural peanut butter, creamy. Yum!!