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Almond butter vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between almond butter and spread

  • Almond butter has more vitamin E, phosphorus, fiber, potassium, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, spread is richer in vitamin A and vitamin K.
  • Almond butter covers your daily vitamin E needs 150% more than spread.
  • Spread contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added and Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 199% 104% 66% 131% 311% 90% 218% 0.91% 278% 13%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6133.3%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 484% 0% 10% 217% 59% 19% 24% 0% 0% 40% 28%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 31% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1324.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Almond butter Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin E 24.21mg 1.7mg 150%
Copper 0.934mg 104%
Manganese 2.131mg 93%
Phosphorus 508mg 0mg 73%
Vitamin B2 0.939mg 72%
Magnesium 279mg 66%
Polyunsaturated fat 13.613g 3.98g 64%
Monounsaturated fat 32.445g 7.6g 62%
Fats 55.5g 17.1g 59%
Iron 3.49mg 44%
Protein 20.96g 0g 42%
Fiber 10.3g 0g 41%
Calcium 347mg 35%
Sodium 7mg 755mg 33%
Zinc 3.29mg 30%
Calories 614kcal 158kcal 23%
Potassium 748mg 12mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.155mg 20%
Folate 53µg 13%
Vitamin K 0µg 12.3µg 10%
Saturated fat 4.152g 2.22g 9%
Choline 52.1mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.103mg 8%
Carbs 18.82g 0g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.318mg 6%
Selenium 2.4µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 3%
Net carbs 8.52g 0g N/A
Sugar 4.43g 0g N/A
Starch 0.08g 0%
Trans fat 2.45g N/A
Tryptophan 0.159mg 0%
Threonine 0.555mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 1.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.612mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.55mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 56% 19% 3%
Protein: 20.96 g
Fats: 55.5 g
Carbs: 18.82 g
Water: 1.64 g
Other: 3.08 g
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17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +224.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +48.8%
Contains more WaterWater +4828.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 65% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.613 g
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16% 55% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.98 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +326.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +242%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Almond butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168588/nutrients
  2. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173608/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.