MaraNatha Natural Creamy Raw Almond Butter, 16 oz

This has become my favorite almond butter! Before I explain why, a brief background: A while back I ran out of my stock of store brand (roasted) almond butter from a different major retailer. And I found out they no longer sold it. I turned to a different cost-effective store brand, but that one had such a strong roasted taste that it was unpalatable. I decided to try this one on a whim. The result was nothing but an immediate hit. The flavor of this is the same as what I remember from when someone first shared almond butter with me maybe 15 years ago. It's completely different than roasted. This does make it somewhat of an acquired taste. Other than almonds and almond oil there are no added ingredients. This was a benefit to me, as I don't care at all for palm oil which is included in many brands. And one will also find that a lot of other brands have added salt, etc., which I was not looking for either. The contents of the jar are easily stirred. It isn't like some other brands are where they become rock hard at the bottom, with arge amounts of completely separated oil at the top. The 16 oz size (versus larger ones) also aids in the stirring process. This is very smooth and easy to spread and eat. Nor have I had any problems with shell fragments or anything like that. I did buy one bottle from a different retailer at one point, and the contents tasted fishy, which seems like it may have been rancid. That may have been due to storage conditions at that retailer, because every single jar I have bought from Walmart has been completely fine. When I most recently made several follow-up purchases of this, I was getting best-by dates 7 months out from when it arrived. That may not always be the case, but it's probably worth keeping in mind that if this is the standard, then it's not likely to be as far out as perhaps some brands advertise. It was at the time on a sale for $8.89. A Walmart 15% subscription discount brought it down to $7.56. (The price has recently gone up substantially, but I can only judge it based off of what I paid at the time.)