Raspberry Peanut Butter Spread (12oz, $5.00)

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Ingredients: Roasted Valencia Peanuts, Sugar, Raspberry Compound (Raspberry, Sucrose, Dextrose, Fructose, Food Acids, Pectin, Natural Flavor), Palm Oil, Salt, Modified Corn Starch.

Nutrition Facts: Serving Size 2 Tbsp (32g)
Calories: 190
Fat Cal. 120
Total Fat: 13g
Sat Fat: 3g
Cholest: 0mg
Sodium: 80mg
Total Carb: 11g
Fiber: 1g
Sugars: 9g
Protein: 6g

The first thing that struck me about this peanut butter was that it was called a peanut butter spread. Perhaps it’s because, as you can tell from the ingredients, that there is quite a bit of added sugar in this peanut butter concoction and it shows. The raspberry taste is strong and it’s very sugary, a little too much for me. But the raspberry flavor is strange, it tastes very artificial and is almost a little sickening when mixed with the sugar. Not that this peanut butter is terrible, I just wouldn’t buy it again. I read a review of various peanut butter flavors and the reviewer noted that all fruit-flavored peanut butter, regardless of brand, had a artificial and weak taste to them and were not desirable.

There is some discrepancy between the jar I got and the one listed on Sunland’s website. They show a 16oz plastic jar instead of the 12oz glass one I received. Either way I don’t need 16oz of this peanut butter, 12oz is plenty. Other than eating it on a spoon, I added it to my morning oatmeal and was surprised at how much better it tasted than by itself. With a sliced banana and some cinnamon added the oatmeal was pretty tasty. Overall, a decent peanut butter but not one to write home about.