Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Cookies: Labelgrade C (61/100)
C 61 / 100 — Balanced profile across all five dimensions.
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Nutter Butter is a peanut-butter sandwich cookie, and the grade treats it as one — a dessert, not the protein snack the name hints at. A pack is 120 calories with 2g of protein, 0g of fiber, and 8g of sugar, built on refined flour, sugar, and oil with a thin, sweetened peanut-butter filling. The peanut butter supplies the flavor but almost none of the nutrition: 2g of protein is a rounding error, not a reason to eat it for fuel. Low sodium (90mg) and that token protein keep the number off the floor; 8g of added sugar, zero fiber, and 2g of saturated fat from the palm and hydrogenated oils hold it down. The Labelgrade is C (61 / 100) — the honest grade for a tasty treat that isn’t doing nutritional work.
Why this Labelgrade
| Dimension | Grade | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein density | C | 62 / 100 | 8g per 100g — below the high-protein bar; not the right product for protein hunting |
| Ingredient quality | B- | 70 / 100 | 21 ingredients; flagged maltodextrin or corn syrup |
| Saturated fat load | C- | 56 / 100 | 2g per serving (8.0g per 100g) — meaningful saturated fat load |
| Sodium load | C | 63 / 100 | 90mg per serving (102mg per oz) — meaningful per 100g |
| Sugar load | C+ | 68 / 100 | 8g sugar; USDA omits the added-sugar line, but the ingredients list a sweetener — scored as added, not naturally-occurring |
| Fiber | F | 30 / 100 | 0g fiber, expected for animal-protein products |
| Overall | C | 61 / 100 | Weighted blend: protein 25% · ingredients 22% · saturated fat 18% · sodium 15% · sugar 12% · fiber 8% |
How it compares
| Product | Protein per serving | Per 100 g | Per oz | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies (this product) | 2g | 8g | 2.3g | 120 |
| Nabisco Nilla Wafers | 1g | 3.6g | 1g | 130 |
| Plain cooked chicken breast (benchmark) | — | 31g | 8.8g | ~165 |
The “peanut butter” in Nutter Butter isn’t a protein story
It’s the most natural assumption in the snack aisle: peanut butter means protein, so a peanut-butter cookie must carry some. With Nutter Butter, it really doesn’t — a whole pack delivers 2g, the kind of number you’d round away anywhere else. The reason is in the filling itself. The peanut butter here isn’t a jar’s worth of ground peanuts; per the label it’s peanuts, corn syrup solids, hydrogenated rapeseed and/or cottonseed and/or soybean oils, salt, and peanut oil — a sweetened, oil-extended layer spread thin between two refined-flour biscuits. The peanuts are real, but they’re a flavor, not a serving.
The contrast makes the point. Two tablespoons of actual peanut butter run about 7-8g of protein with fiber and unsaturated fat; an ounce of peanuts, around 7g. A pack of Nutter Butters gives you a quarter of that protein and trades the peanut’s good fats for added sugar and hydrogenated oil. So if what you’re craving is the peanut-and-protein combination — the genuinely satisfying, hunger-blunting one — the cookie is the wrong delivery vehicle. Reach for peanut butter on toast, peanuts by the handful, or a peanut-forward protein bar. Enjoy the Nutter Butter for what it actually is: a cookie that tastes like peanut butter, which is a fine thing to want, just not a protein snack.
Enjoy it as the treat it is — in the pack, with company
A C grade isn’t a verdict to avoid this cookie; it’s a reminder of what it is and how to eat it well. Two things keep a Nutter Butter a sensible treat rather than a quiet sugar load. First, hold to the portion. A pack is 120 calories and 8g of sugar — a reasonable dessert — but sandwich cookies are rich and easy to keep eating, and a sleeve or family pack holds many packs’ worth. Counting out a single pack (or a couple of cookies) instead of grazing from the open package is most of the battle.
Second, give the sugar something to slow it down. On their own, these are fast carbohydrate — refined flour and 8g of sugar with barely any protein or fiber to temper the blood-sugar rise. Pair a couple with a glass of milk, a scoop of Greek yogurt, or a piece of fruit, and the protein, fat, and fiber blunt the spike and make the snack more filling. Same cookie, better-behaved snack. None of this is about guilt — it’s about letting an occasional treat sit where it belongs in an otherwise solid diet, eaten in the portion on the label and ideally alongside something with real staying power.
Scope
This page covers Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies, UPC 044000041069, as represented in USDA Branded Foods FDC 540983. Nutter Butter sells multiple variants in this product line — other sizes, flavors, or fat levels may have different macros and Labelgrade scores. Manufacturers periodically reformulate; always cross-reference the actual package label, especially if you have allergies or dietary restrictions.
Ingredients (from the USDA Branded Foods entry)
UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, HYDROGENATED RAPESEED AND/OR COTTONSEED AND/OR SOYBEAN OILS, SALT, AND PEANUT OIL), PALM OIL, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, CORNSTARCH, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.
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Quick Facts
Per serving · 1 PACK
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Full nutrition facts
| Nutrient | Per Serving (1 PACK) |
|---|---|
| Calories | 120 |
| Protein | 2g |
| Total Fat | 5g |
| Saturated Fat | 2g |
| Trans Fat | 0g |
| Total Carbohydrates | 16g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0g |
| Total Sugars | 8g |
| Sodium | 90mg |
| Cholesterol | 0mg |
| Calcium | 0mg |
| Iron | 0.72mg |
| Potassium | 35mg |
Scope: This page applies specifically to Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies · UPC 044000041069. Other sizes, flavors, or formulations may differ.
How this fits each diet
Each score is computed from the same USDA nutrition + ingredient data, against the published rules of each diet. They tell you "does this food fit this diet" — not whether the diet is right for you.
contains animal-derived ingredients
contains no listed meat or fish
contains a gluten-bearing ingredient
Frequently Asked Questions
Are Nutter Butters healthy?
They're a cookie — a peanut-butter sandwich cookie — so treat them as a treat, not a snack you lean on for nutrition. A pack is 120 calories with 2g of protein, 0g of fiber, and 8g of sugar, built on refined flour, sugar, and oil. The peanut butter gives them their flavor but barely moves the nutrition needle. There's nothing wrong with enjoying one; just don't file it under 'protein snack' because peanuts are in the name. Eaten as the occasional dessert it is, it's perfectly fine.
Why do Nutter Butters earn a C and not lower?
Because the numbers are mediocre for a dessert rather than genuinely bad. Sodium is low (90mg) and the cookie carries a token 2g of protein, which keep it off the floor. What holds it at C (61) are the cookie fundamentals: 8g of added sugar, zero fiber (an automatic F), and 2g of saturated fat from the palm and hydrogenated oils, which grades as the weakest dimension here. A C is the honest verdict — a fine treat, not a food doing nutritional work.
Does the peanut butter in Nutter Butter make it a protein snack?
No — and this is the most common misread. 'Peanut butter' in the name and the filling suggests protein, but a whole pack delivers just 2g, because the peanut butter is a small, sweetened, oil-cut layer (its own ingredient list is peanuts, corn syrup solids, hydrogenated oils, salt) inside a refined-flour cookie. For comparison, two tablespoons of actual peanut butter carry about 7-8g of protein. If you want the peanut-and-protein hit, eat peanut butter or peanuts; the cookie is a dessert that tastes like peanut butter, not a source of it.
What actually counts as a serving, and is it easy to eat more?
The labeled serving is one pack — 120 calories, 8g of sugar, 2g of protein. Like most sandwich cookies they're rich and moreish, and a full sleeve or family pack holds many servings, so it's easy to go through two or three packs' worth in a sitting and triple the sugar without registering it. Portioning out a single pack (or a couple of cookies) instead of eating from the open package keeps the treat honest.
How can I make Nutter Butters a little better for me?
Pair them with real protein or fiber so the sugar lands softer. A couple of cookies next to a glass of milk, a scoop of Greek yogurt, or some fruit turns a fast-sugar nibble into something with more staying power — the protein, fat, and fiber blunt the blood-sugar spike you'd get from the cookies alone. Same cookie, better-behaved snack. If it's specifically peanut-butter protein you're after, a spoon of real peanut butter alongside does far more than the filling does.
When was this data last verified?
2026-06-05, against USDA FoodData Central FDC 540983. We re-verify top-traffic pages monthly and update within 7 days of a reformulation.