These simple peanut butters skip sugar and oils for a clean spread made the old-fashioned way — with peanuts and salt.

From natural jars with simple ingredients to nostalgic classics, shoppers say these peanut butter brands are the best.

Dietitians agree: the shorter the ingredient list, the healthier the peanut butter. “The healthiest peanut butter is going to focus on the peanuts themselves,” Grace A. Derocha, MBA, RD, CDCES, ...

To choose the healthiest peanut butter, read nutrition labels, familiarize yourself with ingredients to avoid, and look for key nutrients like healthy fats and fiber.