MyFitness Original Peanut Butter — OKAY

Munch or Dump rates MyFitness Original Peanut Butter by My Fitness OKAY — score 58/90.

A real peanut base loaded with protein and good fats, dragged down a notch by added brown sugar and an emulsifier.

Why this verdict

• Roasted peanuts lead the list: real protein and good unsaturated fats
• Added brown sugar bumps up the sugar with no nutritional upside
• Contains an emulsifier (INS471) to keep oil from separating
• Short, recognizable ingredient list with nothing artificial

Ingredients (4)

• roasted peanuts (safe) — The one ingredient a peanut butter actually needs; good protein and healthy fats.
• brown sugar (caution) — Second added sugar in the flavor base.
• Pink Himalayan Salt (safe) — Plain salt for flavor; chemically no different from regular salt despite the premium name.
• Stabilizer (INS471) (moderate) — Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, an emulsifier added to prevent the natural peanut oil from separating. A processing aid, not something a clean butter needs.

Healthier alternatives

• Meridian Smooth Peanut Butter
• The Butternut Co. Peanut Butter Creamy Unsweetened
• MuscleBlaze bGREEN Peanut Butter
• ALPINO Natural Peanut Butter Crunch
• Smucker's Natural Creamy Peanut Butter