Are Nutter Butters Vegan?
Well, technically speaking, yes. But there are certain types of nutter butter that are made using milk, eggs, honey, etc., so they’re not strictly vegan. However, those types of nutter butter are pretty rare. Most homemade nutter butter is made without any animal-derived ingredients, so they’re definitely vegan.
For instance, almond butter is made using almonds, which are technically a tree fruit, not a nut. Almond butter is therefore considered non-vegan.
Other types of nut butter include creamy peanut butter, cashew butter, hazelnut butter, macadamia nut butter, sunflower seed butter, and walnut butter. These products are all vegan.
However, if you’re allergic or sensitive to nuts, then you should avoid any kind of nut butter. You’ll never know until you try it, so it’s best to steer clear of anything containing nuts.
Nutter Butters Ingredients
There are several types of nutter butter. Let’s look at the ingredients of each of these types.
Traditional Nutter Butter
If you’ve ever had a traditional nutter butter cookie, then you’ll probably agree that they’re delicious. However, if you’re concerned about whether or not they’re vegan, then you might want to look elsewhere.
While traditional nutter butter does not contain any animal-derived ingredients, they do contain some questionable ones, including sugar, palm oil, artificial flavorings, and corn syrup solids.
These ingredients may or not be vegan, depending on various factors, such as where you live, what country you live in, and what state you live in.
Nutter Butter Bites
These nutter butter bites are made with whole grain wheat flour, sugar, peanut butter bars, high fructose corn syrup, salt, leavening (baking soda, calcium phosphate), corn starch, soy lecithin, artificial flavorings, and natural flavors. You’ll find no trans fats here!
They’re baked until golden brown and crispy, making them the healthy nutter butter snack food for any occasion. These tasty treats are great for parties, picnics, school lunches, afterschool snacks, and anytime you need a quick pick me up.
Fudge Covered Nutter Butter
This recipe for fudge-covered nutter butter is delicious! You’ll love it if you’ve ever had peanut butter fudge. It tastes great on toast, crackers, or even ice cream!
You’ll find sugar, unbleached enriched flour, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vegetable oil, high fructose corn syrup, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, pecan pieces, nonfat milk corn starch, baking soda, palm kernel oil, palm oil, cocoa, salt, soy lecithin, whole grain wheat flour, cocoa (processed with alkali), calcium phosphate, artificial flavor, and natural flavor.
Nutter Butter Creme Patties
Nutter Butters’s ingredients include enriched flour, a spoonful of peanut butter, sugar, palm oil, dextrose, corn starch, soy lecithin, salt, baking soda, and water. These ingredients are used to make Nutter Butters creme patties.
Nutter Butters creme patty ingredients are listed above. You’ll notice that there isn’t any mention of peanuts. That’s because Nutter Butters doesn’t actually contain peanuts. Instead, it uses peanut oil to give its products a smooth texture.
Nutter Butter creme patties are made using enriched flour, powdered sugar, palm oil, and water. There are no peanuts in the product, so it’s safe for children. However, it should only be given to children older than 1-year-old due to the risk of choking.
Nutter Butter Cereals
There are two types of nutter butter cereals available today: regular and mini. Regular nutter butter cereals come in a variety of flavors including chocolate, chunky peanut butter, strawberry, banana, cinnamon roll, crisp peanut butter cookie dough, honey nut cheerios, oatmeal raisin, and apple pie. Mini nutter butter cereals are only available in chocolate and peanut butter varieties.
Both types of nutter butter cereal are made using corn flour, sugar, pea protein, natural flavorings, salt, dextrose, whole grain oat flour, canola oil, and calcium carbonate. You’ll find no artificial ingredients or preservatives in either type of nutter butter cereal.
Controversial Vegan Ingredients
There are certain controversial ingredients that should never be used in any food product. These include refined sugars, palm oil, artificial flavors and colors, and natural flavors.
Refined Sugar
Refined sugars are derived from sugar cane or sugar beets. Vegan sugar cane is grown using pesticides and herbicides, and sugar beets are grown using synthetic fertilizers. Both of these methods result in crops that are genetically modified and require large amounts of water.
Palm Oil
Palm oil is extracted from the fruit of the coconut tree. Coconut trees grow quickly and produce copious amounts of fruit. Unfortunately, the fruits must be harvested manually, resulting in extreme labor conditions.
Artificial Flavors & Colors
Artificial flavors and colors are made using chemicals that are harmful to humans. Some examples of artificial flavors and colors include MSG, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, caramel color, and yellow 5.
Natural Flavors
Natural flavors are derived from plants, animals, or minerals. However, there are no regulations governing the production of natural flavors. Therefore, it’s impossible to guarantee that the flavor was produced without harming animal lives or causing harm to the environment.
Conclusion
If you’re allergic to nuts, then you might find yourself wondering whether nut butter is actually vegan. While most brands of nut butter are indeed vegan, there are a couple of exceptions.
So if you’re looking for a delicious treat that’s completely vegan, then you should try out Nutella. It’s a chocolate hazelnut spread that’s absolutely delicious. You can find it at grocery stores nationwide.
If you’re not a strict vegan, you might enjoy the traditional Nutter Butter cookie. These delicious treats are made without any animal ingredients, including milk, eggs, honey, butter, or cream cheese. You can find them in stores nationwide.
But if you’re a strict vegan, you probably won’t enjoy the traditional Nutter Butters. They contain palm oil, which is derived from the fruit of the coconut tree. And they also contain refined sugars, which means they’re not suitable for vegans.
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