• Head-to-Head Comparison

The Honest Truth About What's in Your Peanut Butter

Most Pakistanis have been buying peanut butter without reading the label. Here is what is actually inside imported brands — and how Zak’s Yard’s full range compares on every measure that matters.

WHAT WE'RE COMPARING

🌏 IMPORTED / CHINESE BRANDS

🏪 LOCAL COMMERCIAL BRANDS

🇵🇰 Zak's Yard

Ingredients

Peanuts, sugar, palm oil, hydrogenated fat, stabilizers

Peanuts, sugar, salt, oil

✅ 80% Peanuts only. Zero additives.

Added Sugar

❌ Yes — often 2nd ingredient

❌ Yes

✅ Sugar-Free: 0g | Hi-Pro: 2g | Regular: 5g

Palm Oil

❌ Yes — listed ingredient

⚠️ Sometimes

 ✅ No palm oil used as filler in any product. Our Natural PB contains a trace amount (<1%) for texture only — never as a filler, never as a stabiliser, never to replace peanuts.

Protein per 2 tbsp

~5–6g (diluted by fillers)

~6g

✅ Hi-Pro: 12g | Regular & Sugar-Free: 8g

Calories per 2 tbsp

~190–210 (sugar-heavy)

~185

✅ 160–180 cal depending on variety

Trans Fat

⚠️ Often present

⚠️ Sometimes

✅ 0g across all products

Sodium

High (200mg+)

⚠️ Moderate

✅ 0–160mg depending on variety

Freshness

❌ Months old on arrival

⚠️ Moderate

✅ Freshly made in Pakistan

Country of Origin

❌ China / imported

Pakistan / imported paste

✅ 100% Made in Pakistan

Oil Separation

❌ None — stabilizers used

❌ None — additives

✅ Natural separation = proof of purity

Halal Certified

⚠️ Unverified for Pakistan

⚠️ Varies

✅ Made in Pakistan, all halal

Supports Local Economy

❌ Money leaves Pakistan

⚠️ Partially

✅ 100% local — every rupee stays

Zak's Yard Full Range — Quick Reference

All 8 products. All real numbers from actual jar labels. Serving size 2 tbsp (30g).

Product

Cal

Protein

Fat

Sugar

Added Sugar

Sodium

PB Creamy

 180 8g 13g 6g 5g 160mg
PB Crunchy

180

 8g 13g 6g

5g

 160mg
PB Chocolate 180 8g 12g 6g 0g 95mg
PB Sugar-Free ⭐ 170 8g

15g

0g

 0g 0mg
Hi-Protein PB ⭐ 160 12g 13g 3g 2g 5mg
Almond Butter 170 7g 14g 4g 3g 115mg
Cashew Butter 160 7g 12g

4g

3g

 120mg

⭐ Star products: Sugar-Free has zero sugar AND zero sodium — ideal for diabetics, keto, and children. Hi-Protein delivers 12g protein vs ~6g in most imported brands — built for gym use.

⚠️ Typical Imported Brand — Actual Ingredients

  • Peanuts — the only ingredient that should be there
  • Sugar — often listed as 2nd ingredient, meaning it's the 2nd largest component
  • Palm Oil — cheap stabilizer, high in saturated fat, destroys rainforests
  • Hydrogenated Vegetable Fat — industrial trans fat, banned in many countries
  • Mono and Diglycerides — emulsifiers that extend shelf life artificially
  • Salt — often excessive to mask poor quality peanuts
This jar has 6 ingredients. Only 1 of them should be there.

✅ Zak's Yard — Complete Ingredients List

  • Roasted Peanuts — freshly sourced, freshly roasted in Pakistan

That’s the entire list.

No palm oil. No sugar. No preservatives. No stabilizers. No hydrogenated fats. No artificial flavors.

Just peanuts — the way it’s supposed to be.