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Peanut butter, reduced sodium vs. Almond butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between peanut butter, reduced sodium and almond butter?

  • Peanut butter, reduced sodium is richer in vitamin B3 and vitamin B6, yet almond butter is richer in vitamin E, vitamin B2, copper, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Almond butter's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 101% higher.
  • Peanut butter, reduced sodium has 4 times more vitamin B6 than almond butter. Peanut butter, reduced sodium has 0.45mg of vitamin B6, while almond butter has 0.103mg.
  • Almond butter contains less saturated fat.

We used Peanut butter, reduced sodium and Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added types in this comparison.

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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 114% 12% 66% 71% 172% 76% 136% 26% 0% 41%
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%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +212.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +746.3%
Contains more IronIron +83.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +81.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
~equal in Potassium ~748mg

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% 181% 0% 30% 25% 257% 0% 104% 0% 1.5% 69% 35%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +192.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +333.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +336.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +73.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +21.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +167.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +753.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut butter, reduced sodium Almond butter DV% diff.
Vitamin E 9.05mg 24.21mg 101%
Manganese 2.131mg 93%
Vitamin B3 13.69mg 3.155mg 66%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.939mg 64%
Copper 0.515mg 0.934mg 47%
Calcium 41mg 347mg 31%
Magnesium 159mg 279mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.45mg 0.103mg 27%
Phosphorus 317mg 508mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 23.582g 32.445g 22%
Iron 1.9mg 3.49mg 20%
Saturated fat 7.716g 4.152g 16%
Fiber 6.6g 10.3g 15%
Folate 92µg 53µg 10%
Fats 49.9g 55.5g 9%
Selenium 7.5µg 2.4µg 9%
Sodium 203mg 7mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.12mg 0.041mg 7%
Protein 24g 20.96g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.318mg 6%
Zinc 2.78mg 3.29mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 14.363g 13.613g 5%
Choline 63.5mg 52.1mg 2%
Calories 590kcal 614kcal 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Carbs 21.83g 18.82g 1%
Net carbs 15.23g 8.52g N/A
Potassium 747mg 748mg 0%
Sugar 9.29g 4.43g N/A
Starch 0.08g 0%
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
24% 50% 22% 3%
Protein: 24 g
Fats: 49.9 g
Carbs: 21.83 g
Water: 1.1 g
Other: 3.17 g
21% 56% 19% 3%
Protein: 20.96 g
Fats: 55.5 g
Carbs: 18.82 g
Water: 1.64 g
Other: 3.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16%
Contains more FatsFats +11.2%
Contains more WaterWater +49.1%
~equal in Other ~3.08g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 52% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.716 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 14.363 g
8% 65% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.613 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -46.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37.6%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~13.613g

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. Peanut butter, reduced sodium - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169869/nutrients
  2. Almond butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168588/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.