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I was craving a PB & J sandwich as I hadn’t had one in a while. Which popular peanut butter and jelly brands in the US are gluten free and safe for celiacs? This is an important question so I was on a mission to find out the answer…
Which popular Peanut Butter brands in the US are gluten free?
Jif (from a phone call to JM Smuckers): A recorded message told me that “JM Smuckers use label disclosure of potential allergens and when protein is present from an allergenic source, we disclose the presence of milk, peanuts, tree nuts, soy beans, egg, shell fish, fish and wheat.
Their website doesn’t mention whether their products are gluten free but from looking at labelling it looks as though all Jif Peanut Butters are.
Skippy (from their website): All varieties of Skippy peanut butter, Skippy Natural, Roasted Honey Nut, and Reduced Fat peanut butter spread are gluten-free.
Peter Pan (from their website): All varieties of Peter Pan Peanut Butter are made without adding any potential gluten-containing ingredients such as wheat, rye, barley, and oats.
Arrowhead Mills do a peanut butter which is gluten free and on which gluten testing has been performed.
Kroger do a variety of peanut butters which are gluten free. They have procedures in place to lessen the threat of cross contamination in gluten free products.
Of all the peanut butters here in the US is Santa Cruz Organic Peanut Butter has to be my favourite. There is no added sugar like many of the popular brands, leaving it all natural and delicious. It comes in both light and dark roasted and both creamy and crunchy. I love them all and they are all gluten free. Laura Scudders Peanut Butter, which is part of the Smucker group, is also just 100% peanuts and also comes in smooth and nutty. I’m a big fan of this one too.
Which popular Jelly (jam) brands in the US are gluten free?
Smuckers (from a phone call to JM Smuckers): The same as Jif above. Looking at labelling it looks as though Smuckers jelly is gluten free although their website doesn’t specifically mention this.
Welch’s (from their website) All Welch’s products are gluten free.
Kroger do gluten free jellies and jams and as with their peanut butter they have procedures in place to lessen the threat of cross contamination in gluten free products.
What’s your favourite brand of gluten free peanut butter or jelly? Let us know!
Smucker's
Peter Pan
Petra
Feb 26th, 2012I really like Open Nature and Adams peanut butter as they both contain 100% peanuts and therefore no sugar.
AmandaonMaui
Apr 11th, 2012We like Maranatha peanut butter, but we also get the Costco organic PB. I like to make my own jams and jellies. We don’t eat them often, but they’re nice to have on hand for us and for giving away. If I buy, I like St. Dalfour.
Strawberry Sue
Apr 11th, 2012I never thought of peanut butter and jelly having gluten besides with the breads they might be made. Sounds like some peanut butter companies add wheat products as a filler, interesting! Thanks for sharing, I’m sure those with gluten allergies will benefit greatly from this. Though it looks like none of the peanut butters or jellies you investigated have gluten, is this the case?
AmandaonMaui
Apr 11th, 2012Oh yeah, we like Adam’s too for PB. Forgot. Grew up on Peter Pan. Is my dad’s favorite.
Laura
Apr 11th, 2012Yes, Sue, some companies add flavourings/colours which may be gluten containing..very annoying! None of the PB or Jelly I investigated had gluten containing ingredients. Some may still be unsafe for celiacs though due to manufacturing processes/cross contamination.
Eleanor Creasey
May 14th, 2012Skippy Natural is the one we buy most often!