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Sunflower seed butter substitutes

Tested swaps for sunflower seed butter, with ratios and sources.

1 cup sunflower seed butter = 1 cup peanut or almond butter^A
Direct 1:1 swap when nut allergies are not a concern.
← Almond butter converter
Add 1 tsp lemon juice or vinegar per cup to prevent green tinge (The Kitchn)
Chlorogenic acid in sunflower seeds reacts with baking soda to turn baked goods green; acid neutralizes the reaction. Colour change is harmless.
← Lemon juice converter

Safety

Measure substitutes by weight where you can. The Sunflower seed butter converter gives the grams.

Note: our substitutions are direct, not chained — we don't recommend substituting a substitute.