Nut butter

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A nut butter is a type of spread. It is made by grinding dry roasted nuts until the fat separates.[1] Different nut butters have different textures and flavours. The most commonly known nut butter in the United States is peanut butter.

Types

Any nut can be used to make a nut butter. Here are some examples:[1]

Some seeds with enough fat (e.g. from sunflowers,[2] sesame,[3] and pumpkins) are also used to make something similar.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nut Butter Guide: 12 Types of Nut Butter. Masterclass (8 November 2020).
  2. My Child's School Is Peanut-Free, So What Can I Send for Snacks? (in en). Verywell Health. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. TAHINI | Definition of TAHINI by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of TAHINI (in en). Lexico Dictionaries | English. Retrieved 2021-08-30.