A woman has warned about a common supermarket product, urging shoppers to ‘check your labels’.
Vanessa Stevs, a TikToker, shared a video of her mother comparing the ingredient labels on Planters peanuts because she discovered a shocking detail that many consumers may overlook.
The content creator, who goes by the name ness.stevs, had her mother compare two types of dry roasted planters peanuts in the store – one salted and the other lightly salted.
Her mother then revealed the ingredients list on the back of the package, saying the salted version contained more additives than the lightly salted peanuts.
“Watch and learn – Salted, right?” her mother said as she turned the container over.
Then she pointed to the long list of ingredients and said, “Look at that! Sugar, cornstarch, corn syrup, okay?
Her mother then switched to the lightly salted nut version, explaining, “Okay, same brand, lightly salted. People watching.
‘Zoom in. Peanuts, sea salt. This one goes in the shopping cart,” the mother said as she threw the lightly salted version in the shopping cart and threw away the regular version.
A TikToker and physician assistant student, Vanessa Stevs, shared a clip of her mother comparing the ingredient labels on planters with fully salted and lightly salted roasted peanuts
The content creator (pictured) often shares videos with healthy eating tips and tricks with her followers, as the video with her mother’s advice received more than 248,000 views
The Original Dry Roasted Salted Peanuts contain peanuts, sugar, less than two percent salt, honey, peanut oil, corn starch, corn syrup, fructose, dried red chili peppers, natural flavor, paprika extract (color) and xanthan gum.
The lightly salted version contains only two ingredients: peanuts and sea salt.
Stevs, a student physician assistant, often shares videos with healthy eating tips and tricks for her followers, as the video with her mother’s advice has been viewed more than 248,000 times.
Many were stunned by the discovery, with one commenter saying: ‘Thank you so much for posting. I lead a busy life with a lot of nonsense and sometimes I don’t have time to read the labels.
“Now I’m going to choose the second option: making my life healthier,” they added.
Another said: ‘Perfect example of why reading labels is important.’
“Always unsalted or lightly salted,” another user wrote.
According to the company’s website, the lightly salted, dry-roasted Planters peanuts have an “irresistible crunchy texture, satisfying flavor and are dry-roasted without oil.”
They’re seasoned with a “touch of sea salt” and even though they “cut back on sodium,” the flavor is still strong.
The lightly salted Planters peanuts “provide 170 calories and 75 milligrams of sodium per 1-ounce serving.”
Meanwhile, the original dry-roasted peanuts are “seasoned with salt to bring out the nutty flavor.”
While both versions “make a delicious snack,” the fully salted peanuts are cholesterol-free and contain zero grams of trans fat.
In May, two Planters nut products were recalled after the maker warned they were potentially contaminated and could cause fatal infections, including 100-gram packages of Planters Honey Roasted Peanuts.
Both types are kosher-friendly, according to the website.
It is common knowledge that fully salted nuts are produced with a number of additives to make them “tastier and more popular with customers,” according to Naturally.
Excessive salt consumption can lead to a range of health problems, including cardio-cerebrovascular, kidney and stomach diseases.
In May, two Planters nut products were recalled after the maker warned they could be contaminated and cause fatal infections.
Minnesota-based Hormel Foods Sales LLC has issued a recall in five states for 4-ounce packages of Planters Honey Roasted Peanuts and 8.75-ounce cans of Planters Deluxe Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts.
The at-risk products were distributed to Publix warehouses in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina, as well as Dollar Tree warehouses in South Carolina and Georgia.