Nut Butters & Nuts

Start with the ingredients and the nut percentage. Mixit Peanut butter topping is made from 100% roasted peanuts. Pistachio Mixitella contains 20% pistachios, but also shea fat, sugar and milk ingredients. Both can go on toast or into porridge, but their recipes differ. A nut named on the jar is not necessarily its only ingredient.

It depends on the product. The peanut topping contains only peanuts, yet its nutrition table still lists naturally occurring sugars. Cocoa Beans Power Crunch contains coconut sugar, and the pistachio and caramel spreads also have sugar in their recipes. Honey-coated mixes are sweetened too. To compare sugar content, check “of which sugars” per 100 g rather than relying on taste or the product name.

Some do. Pistachio Mixitella contains milk ingredients, and the Dubai version with kataifi also contains wheat. Crunchy mixes with cheese contain milk; the pretzel version contains wheat as well. Always check the allergens and possible traces on the label alongside the main ingredients. “Nut” does not mean a product is entirely plant-based or gluten-free.

In pure nut butter, oil can naturally separate from the firmer part. If the product otherwise looks and smells as expected, stir it with a clean, dry spoon. Close the jar after use and follow the temperature and after-opening instructions on the pack; these may differ between pure butter and a spread containing milk. An oil layer alone does not establish freshness or food safety.