This is the only alternative to the leading brand that I will eat. All the others are way to sweet to the point of being cloying. This brand does run on the dryer/thicker side which I love, but others may not. I love this stuff and get it all the time.This also comes in a jar. The package does make it kind of awkward to scoop out with a knife. If you also notice the same, try cutting 3 of the edges of the packet completely open and then kind of cut into it like butter that way.The packets do say to squeeze them. I personally don't but have noticed that sometimes there will be some yellow dots if I don't. Completely normal. Just the nut butter needing mixed in more.