Tastes okay, however...

[lloydslights]

Tasted okay on my toast this morning, however, upon opening the container, its texture looks like dropped dunked Anzac biscuit in the bottom of a coffee cup.

I'm referring to Sanitarium Natural Peanut Butter - Crunchy.  

Now reading the label with large magnifying glass : 100% roasted peanuts.  Oops - stir if oils separated.  Okay, but the container was so full, any stirring would have created an overflow.  5-star-health-care-rating.  Recycle logo.  Made in Australia from imported ingredients.

My point is the packaging and labelling could be better designed for some products.

DEB

[lind9650]

My OH has given me a foldable magnifying glass, that I now carry in my handbag and use to read all that small print on Supermarket items.

I hate to see that Made in Australia in reasonable print, but 'from imported ingredients' is a much smaller print.

Imported from where?

Or 'from local and imported ingredients' How much of it is local and how much and what is imported?

Grrrrrr, shopping is no fun anymore. One has to be a Scientist to be able to work out what we eat and drink.

Erica

[imastawka]

I know the thread is about packaging and labelling, but........

Much as a lot of posters won't buy halal,  I won't buy Sanitarium products.

They are owned by the Seventh Day Adventists. 

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanitarium_Health_and_Wellbeing_Company

[vicr3000]

Lloyd

Yes, that Peanut butter does look exactly as you described.

I find it too dry

[cherry*135]

I bought Woolies brand oganic peanut butter once... Same issue all the oil, hard to stir in. Went back to Sanitarium smooth peanut butter. No oil at the top of that type. It is the no sugar, low salt one.

Anyone here made their own peanut butter?

A lot of posters do buy products that are halal certified. I have always known Sanitarium is owned by the Seventh Day Adventists, I have a family member who belongs to that church.

[imastawka]

It's just a personal thing with me, am.  Not totally rabid about not

buying it.

Made my own peanut butter years ago, thinking it would save money.

It didn't.    But it tasted good, and you know how little oil you really need.

[vicr3000]

Talking of Peanuts, did anyone read the article in The Age re the success with getting kids to overcome their nut allergy ?

[kopenhagen5]

They are owned by the Seventh Day Adventists. 

Why don't they give samples of Peanut Butter when they door knock?

They would be the most popular knockers around. (not referring to verandah's)

Seriously, I tried a gluten free one called Freenut, very similar in taste, a little dearer though. 

I prefer to buy Australian and this one was from the USA.

Does anyone know of an organic or gluten free smooth peanut butter?

[gleee58]

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@kopenhagen5 wrote:

They are owned by the Seventh Day Adventists. 

Why don't they give samples of Peanut Butter when they door knock?

They would be the most popular knockers around. (not referring to verandah's)

Seriously, I tried a gluten free one called Freenut, very similar in taste, a little dearer though. 

I prefer to buy Australian and this one was from the USA.

Does anyone know of an organic or gluten free smooth peanut butter?

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Do peanuts contain gluten? 

As peanut butter is made from peanuts I doubt it would contain gluten.   Most peanut butters are just ground up peanuts.

[kopenhagen5]

No peanuts are gluten free, but not all peanut butters are gluten free.

Depends on the other ingredients added.