How do you determine your favorite foods? A big part of the decision likely comes down to taste. Eating is enjoyable largely due to the pleasant flavors in food. But what makes things taste good - such as nut butter? Some of the best-tasting nut butters include Nutella, peanut butter, and cashew butter, among a few others. What makes these nut butters the best tasting? We’ll explain in this article! Six of the [...]
Which Nut Butter Is Most Popular?
Nut butter is popular in cooking, baking, and as a quick snack. It can be made from any nut (or seed!), giving you several options to choose from. Which nut butter is the most popular, though? Peanut butter, almond butter, and mixed nut butter are among some of the most popular types of nut butter. We’ll review a total of seven popular nut butters in this article, as well as compare them nutritionally! 7 most [...]
Is Eating Peanut Butter as Healthy as Eating Peanuts?
Peanut butter is made from peanuts, but does that mean that it’s as healthy to eat as peanuts? And what are the health benefits of peanuts, anyway? Peanut butter and peanuts have similar nutrition stats, with peanuts slightly edging out peanut butter in terms of being slightly lower in calories, fat, and carbs. In addition, it can be easier to monitor portion control of peanuts compared to peanut butter. Eating [...]
What is Nut Butter?
Nut butter is a staple that most of us have in our pantries. You can use nut butter in cooking, baking, and on its own as a quick protein source. Nut butter is also kid-friendly! But what IS nut butter? Nut butter is a high-fat paste made from grinding up nuts. Pretty simple, right? Well, there’s a bit more to it than that! We’ll go into what nut butter is in more detail below! What is nut butter? Nut [...]
Which Nut Butters Are the Best for People With Allergies?
If you or someone you love has a food allergy, you’re no stranger to reading food labels to ensure your (or their) safety. When it comes to nut butters, it's especially important to do your research since tree nut and peanut allergies are among the most common food allergies. Are there any nut butters that are safe for people with allergies? It turns out there are several options (primarily seed butters) free of [...]
Are Nut Butters Gluten-Free?
If you’re on a gluten-free diet, you’re probably already used to scanning food labels to ensure they’re gluten-free. Even if you’re not on a gluten-free diet, you’ve probably heard a lot about gluten and diets that avoid it, which might have piqued your curiosity about what gluten is and why some people avoid it. Nut butters are generally gluten-free as long as they don’t have added ingredients not normally found in nut [...]
