Since 2021, inflation has been rising, and this manufacturer and many others (eg, Walmart's Organic Great Value) have recently been packing the jars with high levels of peanut oil. Is this a filler and substitute for peanut butter? The jars may contain as much as 30-40 or more of peanut oil. This is short-changing consumers (they will usually have better luck with Smucker's organic brand at the present time). Peanut oil sandwich, anybody?Consumption of organic peanut butter is a way to avoid pesticide and chemical exposure, since peanuts are grown within and pulled out of the soil and are subject to direct soil contamination. Also, it appears that aflatoxin from the soil is quite common in peanuts everywhere in at least very small threshold levels (accepted commonly), and consumers must depend on meticulous farming technique, storage, and testing by the industry (including the USA) at all times.
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[5 of 5 Stars!]