You can get nut butters that are simply and only ground nuts;  I use almond
butter like this on apple slices as a snack.  In addition to sugar, you need
to know that transfats appear to be the true villain as to coronary artery
disease.  Most popular peanut butters are laden with trans fats.
Thankfully, the labels do reveal this as hydrogenated oils.  Finally,
peanuts are probably not an evolutionary food per the purists on the
subject.  They are legumes rather than nuts.  Rick
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> Date:    Mon, 6 Nov 2000 16:04:18 -0600
> From:    Patrick Saunders Payan <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Nut Butters
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> Are no-sugar-added raw nut butters (from true nuts, not peanuts)
> considered a healthy option?
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> My concerns are that as it is processed, it is no longer necessarily a
> pure food. The labels all note a small amount of sugar despite no other
> ingredient being added. Obviously, this is used as condiment for dipping
> vegetables, not a food staple. Any thoughts?
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