Skippy® Peanut Butter Varieties Certified 100% Vegan (2024)

Vegan-certified variations include creamy and Super Chunk®in regular and natural varieties, as well as squeeze packs and no-sugar-added spreads

AUSTIN, Minn., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --Good news for those searching for products that fit with their plant-based diets. Skippy® peanut butter varieties are now certified vegan by the Vegan Awareness Foundation. The brand's portfolio of vegan-certified products includes both creamy and Super Chunk® peanut butter in regular and natural varieties, as well as squeeze packs and no-sugar-added peanut butter spreads.

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"We're proud to be the only vegan-certified peanut butter that's as delicious and widely available as Skippy®," said Sarah Johnson, director of Nut Butters Marketing. "Peanut butter is well regarded as a protein source for vegetarians, and now those adhering to a vegan diet can choose the Skippy® brand too."

Obtaining vegan certification required a meticulous screening process of Skippy® peanut butter products and the production facilities where they are made. One of the most trusted and best-recognized vegan certifications, the Vegan Action logo indicates the ingredients used to make certified Skippy®products are plant-based and free of products that have been tested on animals. Unlike some peanut butters that are made in facilities that process animal products and/or contain animal byproducts, Skippy®peanut butter is classified as 100% vegan.

Skippy®peanut butter products are widely available at retailers across the United States. For more information about the Skippy® brand or the vegan certification, visit peanutbutter.com.

About the Skippy® Peanut Butter Brand
For more information about Skippy® peanut butter products, including recipes, nutritional information and where to buy them, visit www.peanutbutter.comor follow the brand on social media at www.Facebook.com/Skippy,www.Instagram.com/SkippyBrand,www.tiktok.com/@skippybrandand www.Twitter.com/Skippy.

About Hormel Foods — Inspired People. Inspired Food.
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, Skippy®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin's®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named on the "Global 2000 World's Best Employers" list by Forbes magazine for three years, is one of Fortune magazine's most admired companies, has appeared on the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list by 3BL Media 13 times, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food. — to bring some of the world's most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit hormelfoods.com and csr.hormelfoods.com.

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FAQs

Which Skippy peanut butter is vegan? ›

Yes! Many of our varieties are vegan certified including creamy, chunky in our regular and natural varieties - as well as our squeeze packs and no sugar added peanut butter spreads!

Is Skippy peanut butter made in China? ›

Skippy is an American brand of peanut butter manufactured in the United States and China.

What peanut butter is vegan? ›

Jif Natural Peanut Butter is widely considered vegan because it contains only peanuts, sugar, palm oil, salt, and molasses. Note, though, that sugar is often made with bone char, an animal ingredient, and that palm oil production drives deforestation, which deters many environmental vegans.

Which peanut butter is better Jif or Skippy? ›

The Jif brand contains 10 fewer milligrams of sodium, 1 less gram of added sugar, and more calcium, iron, niacin, vitamin E, and potassium per serving when compared with SKIPPY.

Should you refrigerate Skippy peanut butter? ›

SKIPPY® Peanut Butter opened or not is happiest when stored at room temperature. You can refrigerate it to savour its flavour for longer, but know that when refrigerated, it doesn't spread as easily. You should also know that SKIPPY® Peanut Butter doesn't like being too cold, so keep it freezer-free!

Why did they stop selling Skippy peanut butter in Canada? ›

Hormel stopped selling Skippy due to competition and pricing that hurt the brand's profitability in the Canadian market. “It was an incredibly difficult decision to withdraw Skippy peanut butter from the Canadian market,” a Hormel spokesperson told CBC News.

Are Skippy and Jif owned by the same company? ›

The most popular peanut butter brands in the U.S. are Jif and Skippy, Brand Informers reported, and which is better of the two is highly contested. These brands are owned by two different companies. J.M. Smucker Company owns Jif, and Hormel Foods owns Skippy. Nutritionally, Jif and Skippy are pretty similar.

Why has Skippy Peanut Butter been recalled? ›

The jars may contain fragments of stainless steel. Skippy issued the recall “after a repair to a piece of equipment where a small piece of it may have fallen into a jar,” a company spokesperson told Consumer Reports.

Is Smucker's peanut butter vegan? ›

Smucker's® Marshmallow Artificially Flavored Spoonable Topping does not contain any ingredients derived from animal products. Is Smucker's® peanut butter vegan? Smucker's® Natural Peanut Butter does not contain any ingredients derived from animal products.

Why is Jif not vegan? ›

Is Jif® peanut butter vegan? Some of our products do contain ingredients from animal origin, such as our Jif® Natural with Honey, so our products are not considered vegan at this time.

What is the healthiest peanut butter to buy? ›

Healthline's review. It wasn't easy picking a best overall healthy peanut butter, but Crazy Richard's ultimately won out because it hits all the right notes: It's made from just one simple ingredient — peanuts — tastes delicious, and is easy to find at most major grocery stores and online.

Is Skippy 100% peanut butter? ›

It is 100% natural chunky peanut butter spread that which people like us love a lot.

Which is the number one peanut butter in the world? ›

1. Pintola All Natural Peanut Butter Crunchy. Indulge in the pure, unadulterated taste of Pintola All Natural Peanut Butter.

Is Skippy peanut butter actually peanut butter? ›

The ingredients of the Skippy Natural are peanuts, sugar, palm oil, and salt. There's nothing unnatural about any of those ingredients, so they can get away with calling it "natural". What it isn't, obviously, is 100% peanuts. It's not even 90% peanuts, which is what the US code calls for in peanut butter.

Does Skippy creamy peanut butter have dairy in it? ›

What about Jif and Skippy? The good news is that two of America's favorite brands of peanut butter are dairy-free and most of their products don't contain any dairy ingredients. So you're good to go with those two!

What is the difference between Skippy natural and regular peanut butter? ›

Not much of a difference compared to regular skippy

I did a comparison on the normal original skippy Vs the "natural" skippy. The only difference is that palm oil is used instead of soybean and rapeseed oil.

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