Wednesday 28 September 2022 04:20 AM Truth about Bega and Sanitarium peanut butter trends now
Beloved Aussie brands, including Bega and Sanitarium, are marketing products as being 'Made in Australia', even though they contain little to no homegrown ingredients.
Peanut butter spreads from Bega, Sanitarium and Woolworths' Macro, all use less than 25 per cent Australian ingredients, with one famous label containing no Australian products whatsoever, despite peanuts being grown in Australia.
Beloved brands including Bega and Sanitarium are marketing products as being 'Made in Australia' despite containing little to no homegrown ingredients
Sanitarium contains no Australian ingredients in its popular peanut butter spread
Sanitarium
Peanut butter spreads made by Sanitarium contain no Australian ingredients, despite carrying the made in Australia symbol on its packaging.
In a statement to Daily Mail Australia, Sanitarium said there weren't enough peanut farmers in Australia to 'meet demand'.
'To ensure a consistent year-round supply of Sanitarium peanut butters, we need to source peanuts from overseas,' a spokesperson said.
'Country of Origin labelling was introduced a number of years back to provide consumers with information about where ingredients are sourced.
'This label appears on Sanitarium peanut butters, providing consumers with full transparency that the peanuts we use are not sourced in Australia. However, our claim that the product is 'Made in Australia' remains accurate.'
The popular peanut butter contains no ingredients produced in Australia and the lowest percentage of peanut butter in the market
Bega's traditional smooth, light and chunky spreads contain less than 10 per cent Australian products
Bega
The levels of Aussie ingredients in Bega spreads remain extremely low.
Its traditional smooth, light and chunky spreads contain less than 10 per cent Australian products, with the exact number not known.
Below the small label Bega have even included an explanation for the low figure, saying a lack of peanut farmers in Australia are to blame.
'Australians eat more peanuts than our local industry can supply! We're currently working with our Aussie farmers to grow more peanuts,' Bega say its on its packaging.
Bega offers another peanut butter product called Simply Nuts, which comes in a different green packaging and contains 100 per cent Australian ingredients.
Bega's traditional smooth, light and chunky spreads contain less than 10 per cent Australian products - with the exact number not known
Bega's website doesn't mention sourcing its ingredients from overseas but instead focuses on where it is manufactured.
'We're dedicated to crafting Australia's favourite Peanut Butter. We're the peanut experts, and we only source the best Hi-Oleic peanuts, rich in good fats, for the freshest roasted peanut taste to make the best peanut butter products for all of Australia,' its website reads.
'Our original Bega peanut butter has been made in Port Melbourne for over 55 years, with the same recipe to consistently deliver the
