The Unexpected Place Where the Crusts From Uncrustables Go

We all see Uncrustables at the grocery stores. They're peanut butter and jelly sandwiches without the crust — but have you ever wondered where the crusts end up going?

Where Do the Crusts From Uncrustables Go?

After they use special machines to cut the crusts off and seal the sandwich, before packaging, according to their website, they send the crusts to secondary companies that haul them off and turn them into animal feed.

There is no specific data available on them selling the scraps, but purchasing pig feed as a farmer isn't free. Someone is benefitting from getting the crusts from the factory and processing them into feed, then delivering them to the farmers.

The amount of money that the J.M. Smucker Company makes from selling off the crusts would probably pale in comparison to the money that they generate in revenue annually, which is $8.7 billion in 2024, according to Macrotrends.

How Are Uncrustables Made?

If you thought that Uncrustables are specially baked without crusts, you are not alone in learning that's not true. They are made as a full sandwich with crust and all.

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A Reddit thread from someone claiming to work at one of the companies involved in the process says they "would if it they could.

"When I worked there we experimented with all sorts of baking technologies like steam cooking methods from Japan that produce almost no crust," that user wrote, outlining how they have attempted to, but couldn't match the specific taste that Americans have come to know and love.

Uncrustables are encrusted into the minds and bodies of not only kids across America, but adults and professional athletes, as well.

When you see how many Uncrustables every NFL team goes through per year, you will be shocked. But when you think about it, it's easy and fast protein and sugar, as well as carbs, and you can eat it on the go.

Is the J.M. Smucker's Company Privately or Publicly Owned?

The company went public in 1959. It trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol SJM.

How Many Uncrustables Varieties Are There?

According to their website there are six main flavors of Uncrustables, with many different versions of each one, including wheat bread and sugar free options.