Legal Reasons Behind Prefixing Peanut Butter

The article explains that under U.S. FDA regulations, products labeled as "peanut butter" must contain at least 90% peanuts, while those with lower peanut content are labeled as "spreads." Despite being called peanut butter, some products like Skippy's Natural Peanut Butter Spread include additional ingredients like palm oil, placing them outside the standard definition. The regulation has historical roots dating back to court battles and proposals from 1961 aimed at ensuring consumer clarity about peanut content.

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