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Peanut butter vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peanut butter and icing different?

  • Peanut butter is higher than icing in vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin E, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Peanut butter covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 81% more than icing.
  • Icing is lower in saturated fat.
  • Icing has a higher glycemic index (51) than peanut butter (14).

Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 15% 49% 65% 141% 68% 144% 2.2% 217% 22%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1533.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1541.2%
Contains more IronIron +987.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +3485.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1761.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4000%

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% 182% 0% 38% 44% 246% 68% 102% 0% 0.75% 65% 34%
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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% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +494.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5860%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1967.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +987.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +2639.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4233.3%
~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 Icing DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 13.112mg 0.22mg 81%
Manganese 1.665mg 0mg 72%
Fats 51.36g 16.23g 54%
Monounsaturated fat 25.941g 4.86g 53%
Vitamin E 9.1mg 1.53mg 50%
Copper 0.422mg 0mg 47%
Phosphorus 335mg 18mg 45%
Protein 22.21g 0g 44%
Magnesium 168mg 1mg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.441mg 0mg 34%
Saturated fat 10.325g 2.974g 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 12.535g 7.951g 31%
Vitamin B5 1.137mg 0.055mg 22%
Zinc 2.51mg 0.07mg 22%
Iron 1.74mg 0.16mg 20%
Fiber 5g 0g 20%
Folate 87µg 8µg 20%
Potassium 558mg 34mg 15%
Carbs 22.31g 67.89g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.01mg 12%
Choline 63mg 2.3mg 11%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 13µg 11%
Calories 598kcal 418kcal 9%
Vitamin B2 0.192mg 0.302mg 8%
Selenium 4.1µg 0.1µg 7%
Sodium 17mg 184mg 7%
Calcium 49mg 3mg 5%
Starch 3.56g 1%
Net carbs 17.31g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 10.49g 63.1g N/A
Trans fat 0.075g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.231mg 0%
Threonine 0.525mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.616mg 0%
Leucine 1.546mg 0%
Lysine 0.681mg 0%
Methionine 0.265mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.202mg 0%
Valine 0.782mg 0%
Histidine 0.557mg 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 51% 22% 3%
Protein: 22.21 g
Fats: 51.36 g
Carbs: 22.31 g
Water: 1.23 g
Other: 2.89 g
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +216.5%
Contains more OtherOther +256.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +204.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1125.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 53% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.325 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 25.941 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.535 g
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +433.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +57.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.2%

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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. Peanut butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172470/nutrients
  2. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.