Peanut butter vs. Hot dog — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peanut butter and hot dogs different?

Peanut butter is richer in manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin E, magnesium, copper, vitamin B6, and folate, while hot dogs are higher in vitamin B12.
Peanut butter covers your daily need for manganese, 70% more than hot dogs.
Peanut butter contains 48 times more vitamin E than hot dogs. Peanut butter contains 9.1mg of vitamin E, while hot dogs contain 0.19mg.
Peanut butter is lower in sodium.
Hot dogs have a higher glycemic index (28) than peanut butter (14).

Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt and Frankfurter, meat types were used in this article.

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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

Hot dog

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1020%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+267.1%
Contains more IronIron	+59.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+335.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+109.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3600%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+102%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+204.9%

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

Hot dog

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+4689.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+392%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+266.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+165.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1350%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

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~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.665mg	0.045mg	70%
Vitamin B12	0µg	1.57µg	65%
Vitamin B3	13.112mg	2.665mg	65%
Vitamin E	9.1mg	0.19mg	59%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.535g	4.404g	54%
Sodium	17mg	1090mg	47%
Fats	51.36g	25.76g	39%
Copper	0.422mg	0.097mg	36%
Monounsaturated fat	25.941g	11.386g	36%
Magnesium	168mg	15mg	36%
Cholesterol	0mg	77mg	26%
Protein	22.21g	10.26g	24%
Vitamin B6	0.441mg	0.166mg	21%
Fiber	5g	0g	20%
Folate	87µg	6µg	20%
Phosphorus	335mg	206mg	18%
Vitamin B5	1.137mg	0.31mg	17%
Selenium	4.1µg	12.5µg	15%
Calories	598kcal	290kcal	15%
Potassium	558mg	152mg	12%
Zinc	2.51mg	1.2mg	12%
Saturated fat	10.325g	7.666g	12%
Choline	63mg		11%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.055mg	8%
Iron	1.74mg	1.09mg	8%
Carbs	22.31g	4.17g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.121mg	5%
Calcium	49mg	99mg	5%
Starch	3.56g		1%
Net carbs	17.31g	4.17g	N/A
Sugar	10.49g		N/A
Vitamin K	0.3µg		0%
Trans fat	0.075g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.231mg	0.111mg	0%
Threonine	0.525mg	0.474mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.616mg	0.53mg	0%
Leucine	1.546mg	0.907mg	0%
Lysine	0.681mg	0.963mg	0%
Methionine	0.265mg	0.291mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.202mg	0.445mg	0%
Valine	0.782mg	0.555mg	0%
Histidine	0.557mg	0.331mg	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