Peanut butter vs. Candy bar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between peanut butter and candy bar

Peanut butter is higher in vitamin E, vitamin B3, manganese, magnesium, iron, and vitamin B5, yet candy bar is higher in vitamin B6, copper, and zinc.
Candy bar covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 11735% more than peanut butter.
Peanut butter contains 2 times more vitamin E than candy bar. While peanut butter contains 9.1mg of vitamin E, candy bar contains only 4.1mg.
The amount of saturated fat in candy bar is lower.
The glycemic index of peanut butter is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt and Candies, peanut bar.

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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

Candy bar

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+37.1%
Contains more IronIron	+79.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+34%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+59.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+83.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+57%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~308mg

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

Candy bar

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+122%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+65.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+37%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16%
Contains more CholineCholine	+114.3%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+34593.9%

~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			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.441mg	153mg	11735%
Copper	0.422mg	0.774mg	39%
Vitamin E	9.1mg	4.1mg	33%
Vitamin B3	13.112mg	7.922mg	32%
Fats	51.36g	33.7g	27%
Saturated fat	10.325g	4.678g	26%
Monounsaturated fat	25.941g	16.721g	23%
Manganese	1.665mg	1.243mg	18%
Magnesium	168mg	110mg	14%
Protein	22.21g	15.5g	13%
Zinc	2.51mg	3.94mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.535g	10.65g	13%
Iron	1.74mg	0.97mg	10%
Carbs	22.31g	47.4g	8%
Vitamin B5	1.137mg	0.83mg	6%
Sodium	17mg	156mg	6%
Choline	63mg	29.4mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.14mg	4%
Calories	598kcal	522kcal	4%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.1mg	4%
Phosphorus	335mg	308mg	4%
Fiber	5g	4.1g	4%
Potassium	558mg	407mg	4%
Folate	87µg	75µg	3%
Calcium	49mg	78mg	3%
Selenium	4.1µg	4.7µg	1%
Starch	3.56g		1%
Net carbs	17.31g	43.3g	N/A
Sugar	10.49g	42.22g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.3µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.075g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.231mg	0.149mg	0%
Threonine	0.525mg	0.52mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.616mg	0.534mg	0%
Leucine	1.546mg	0.986mg	0%
Lysine	0.681mg	0.545mg	0%
Methionine	0.265mg	0.185mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.202mg	0.787mg	0%
Valine	0.782mg	0.638mg	0%
Histidine	0.557mg	0.385mg	0%
Fructose	0.12g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.027g		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		N/A