Creamy peanut butters
Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter
462 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 31
Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter scores 31 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Corn syrup solids: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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Organic Creamy Peanut Butter Kirkland · 793.8 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 100 out of 100 , 69 points higher -
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter
Ingredients
- Corn syrup solids minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Soy protein isolate / concentrate minus 2.5 points
- Hydrogenated oil minus 1.5 points
- Cottonseed oil minus 1.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1.5 points
- Mono- and diglycerides minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.4 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 5.9 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 69 = 31
Can’t score above 79. Contains corn syrup solids, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 190 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 12 g |
| Saturated fat | 2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 14 g |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fiber | 5.9 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Salt | 0.4 g |
Serving: 2 tbsp (34 g)
Ingredients
- Roasted peanuts
- corn syrup solids (high concern)
- sugar (high concern)
- soy protein concentrate
- salt
- hydrogenated vegetable oil (cottonseed, soybean and rapeseed oil)
- mono - and diglycerides
- minerals (magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, ferric orthophosphate, copper sulfate)
- vitamins (niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid)
Label text, as published
Roasted peanuts, corn syrup solids, sugar, soy protein concentrate, salt, hydrogenated vegetable oil (cottonseed, soybean and rapeseed oil) to prevent separation, mono - and diglycerides, minerals (magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, ferric orthophosphate, copper sulfate), vitamins (niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid).
Allergens and diets
Contains: Peanuts, Soy
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Plastic
Context only: no points in v1.
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More from Skippy
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org
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Re-evaluation of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids (E 471) as food additives
“The available studies did not raise any concern with regard to genotoxicity.”
doi.org
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org