How Nut and Seed Butters Are Processed

This month’s food processing column follows the theme “How Is It Processed?” It will explore how nut and seed butters are processed. In recent years a variety of new nut and seed butters have entered the marketplace. Their predecessor, peanut butter, as well as these new products and the processes used to produce them, will be reviewed in the column.

History, Market and Nutrition
Peanut butter is considered the original nut butter. It can be traced back to the ancient Incas and…