Peanut butter vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between peanut butter and butter

Peanut butter has more vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin E, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B6; however, butter is higher in vitamin A.
Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 201% more than peanut butter.
Peanut butter has 416 times more manganese than butter. While peanut butter has 1.665mg of manganese, butter has only 0.004mg.
Peanut butter has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of peanut butter is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt and Butter, without salt.

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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.

Peanut butter

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+8300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+104.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2225%
Contains more IronIron	+8600%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2537.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2688.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1295.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+41525%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+310%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-35.3%

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.

Peanut butter

Butter

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+292.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+464.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+31119%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+933.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2800%
Contains more CholineCholine	+235.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2233.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	10.325g	50.489g	183%
Vitamin B3	13.112mg	0.042mg	82%
Vitamin A	0µg	684µg	76%
Cholesterol	0mg	215mg	72%
Manganese	1.665mg	0.004mg	72%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.535g	3.01g	64%
Fats	51.36g	81.11g	46%
Vitamin E	9.1mg	2.32mg	45%
Copper	0.422mg	0.016mg	45%
Phosphorus	335mg	24mg	44%
Protein	22.21g	0.85g	43%
Magnesium	168mg	2mg	40%
Vitamin B6	0.441mg	0.003mg	34%
Zinc	2.51mg	0.09mg	22%
Iron	1.74mg	0.02mg	22%
Folate	87µg	3µg	21%
Vitamin B5	1.137mg	0.11mg	21%
Fiber	5g	0g	20%
Potassium	558mg	24mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.005mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.034mg	12%
Choline	63mg	18.8mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.17µg	7%
Carbs	22.31g	0.06g	7%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	7µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	25.941g	23.43g	6%
Calories	598kcal	717kcal	6%
Selenium	4.1µg	1µg	6%
Calcium	49mg	24mg	3%
Starch	3.56g		1%
Net carbs	17.31g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	10.49g	0.06g	N/A
Sodium	17mg	11mg	0%
Trans fat	0.075g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.231mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	0.525mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.616mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	1.546mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	0.681mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.265mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.202mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.782mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.557mg	0.023mg	0%
Fructose	0.12g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.027g	0.315g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	12.215g	2.166g	N/A