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They add stuff to peanut butter to keep the oil from separating, and they add a bunch of sugar. It's ground finer too.
I literally never bought pb that isn't 100% peanuts. Sometimes with a bit of salt. Stop buying junk.
It's not automatically "junk", it's flavored.
It just happens to be the most popular flavor in the U.S.
I like my spicy red pepper hummus, other people like their extra-oil-and-sugar smooth consistency non-separating peanut butter.
It's like the difference between corn flakes and frosted flakes.
Junk, as in, junk food. Unhealthy. I also buy salted caramel pb sometimes just for fun. But you shouldn't make that part of your regular breakfast...
Some brands do add that stuff, but not all