Abstract: A water-based, low fat, peanut butter-like product is provided having a pleasing texture and mouth-feel which is shelf stable at room temperatures as well as a method for producing the same. The peanut butter-like product includes defatted peanut flour, water, a humectant, a soluble salt, a gum, at least one syrup which can bean ingredient corn, malt, rice and potato syrup, at least one ingredient which is a modified food starch, a maltodextrin and a tapioca dextrin, and conventional peanut butter. The peanut butter-like product has a water activity in the range of 0.75 to 0.85 and has 70 to 95% less fat than conventional peanut butter.

Abstract: A water-based, low fat, peanut butter-like product having a pleasing texture and mouth-feel and being shelf stable at room temperatures and a method for producing the same. The peanut butter-like product includes defatted peanut flour, water, a humectant, a soluble salt, a natural gum, at least one ingredient selected from the group consisting of corn, malt, rice and potato syrup, a modified food starch, lecithin and conventional peanut butter. The peanut butter-like product has a water activity in the range of 0.80 to 0.85 and has 70 to 95% less fat than conventional peanut butter.