Peanut paste is a product of peanuts used in sauces, cookies, crackers (and other baked goods), breakfast cereals and ice cream.
[1] 'Peanut paste' is the main ingredient in some peanut butter recipes.
[citation needed] The term has been used in Queensland, Australia, as a synonym for peanut butter.
Manufacturers complained about having to produce different labels for different states and the Western Australian government changed the rules on the use of the word butter to allow for one set of labels.
[2] Peanut butter is mainly known for being sold as a spread, and peanut paste is regularly sold to be used as an ingredient in cookies, cakes and a number of other retail food products.