Skippy® Peanut Butter Varieties Certified 100% Vegan (2024)

FAQs

Is Skippy peanut butter vegan friendly? ›

Unlike some peanut butters that are made in facilities that process animal products and/or contain animal byproducts, Skippy^® peanut butter is classified as 100% vegan. Skippy^® peanut butter products are widely available at retailers across the United States.

Skippy is an American brand of peanut butter manufactured in the United States and China.

The Jif brand contains 10 fewer milligrams of sodium, 1 less gram of added sugar, and more calcium, iron, niacin, vitamin E, and potassium per serving when compared with SKIPPY.

It is 100% natural chunky peanut butter spread that which people like us love a lot.

Is Jif^® peanut butter vegan? Some of our products do contain ingredients from animal origin, such as our Jif^® Natural with Honey, so our products are not considered vegan at this time. Is Jif^® peanut butter gluten free? The vast majority of our peanut butters are certified gluten free.

Hormel stopped selling Skippy due to competition and pricing that hurt the brand's profitability in the Canadian market. “It was an incredibly difficult decision to withdraw Skippy peanut butter from the Canadian market,” a Hormel spokesperson told CBC News.

The most popular peanut butter brands in the U.S. are Jif and Skippy, Brand Informers reported, and which is better of the two is highly contested. These brands are owned by two different companies. J.M. Smucker Company owns Jif, and Hormel Foods owns Skippy. Nutritionally, Jif and Skippy are pretty similar.

1. Jif Creamy Peanut Butter. For many years we were told that “choosy moms choose Jif,” until the brand decided to get a little more PC and take the “choosy” out of the equation. But in going through the reviews used for our list, it's very clear that peanut butter lovers choose Jif.

The ingredients of the Skippy Natural are peanuts, sugar, palm oil, and salt. There's nothing unnatural about any of those ingredients, so they can get away with calling it "natural". What it isn't, obviously, is 100% peanuts. It's not even 90% peanuts, which is what the US code calls for in peanut butter.

What is the oldest peanut butter brand? ›

Krema Products Company, in Columbus, Ohio, began selling peanut butter. They are the oldest peanut butter company still in operation today.

SKIPPY^® Peanut Butter—opened or not—is happiest when stored at room temperature. You can refrigerate it, but know that when refrigerated, it doesn't spread as easily. You should also know that SKIPPY^® Peanut Butter doesn't like being too cold, so keep it freezer-free!

Skippy's robust peanut flavor lingers on the palate longer than that of other regular peanut butters, such as Jif and Peter Pan, and it has a pleasant texture that doesn't feel waxy like some of the other oil-added peanut butters we tried, including Reese's and Target's Good & Gather.

SKIPPY^® Creamy Peanut Butter adds more yum and fun to just about anything. It's nothing but smooth snacking with this creamy classic. Roasted peanuts (91%), sugar, hydrogenated vegetable oil, salt.

Natural peanut butters (i.e., those made just from peanuts and salt) are clearly healthier, but we have one key complaint: separation. Highly processed peanut butters contain hydrogenated oils and other stabilizers for a reason: to keep the ingredients from separating.

What about Jif and Skippy? The good news is that two of America's favorite brands of peanut butter are dairy-free and most of their products don't contain any dairy ingredients. So you're good to go with those two!

The easiest and fastest way to determine whether or not your favourite brand of peanut butter is vegan friendly is to check the ingredient list. Non-vegan peanut butter brands will include things like honey, fish oil, and even gelatine – all of which you should steer clear from if you're following a vegan diet.