Peanut butter vs. Jerky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between peanut butter and jerky

Peanut butter has more vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin E, magnesium, copper, and vitamin B6; however, jerky is richer in zinc, iron, and vitamin B12.
Jerky covers your daily sodium needs 90% more than peanut butter.
Jerky has 19 times less vitamin E than peanut butter. Peanut butter has 9.1mg of vitamin E, while jerky has 0.49mg.
Peanut butter contains less sodium.
Peanut butter has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of peanut butter is 14, while the glycemic index of jerky is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt and Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed.

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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

Jerky

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+229.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+145%
Contains more CopperCopper	+85.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1400%

Contains more IronIron	+211.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+223.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+161%

~equal in Potassium ~597mg

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

Jerky

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1757.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+35.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+657%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+597.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+146.4%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+666.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+54%
Contains more CholineCholine	+73.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.154mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	17mg	2081mg	90%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.535g	1.011g	77%
Vitamin B3	13.112mg	1.732mg	71%
Manganese	1.665mg	0.111mg	68%
Vitamin E	9.1mg	0.49mg	57%
Zinc	2.51mg	8.11mg	51%
Iron	1.74mg	5.42mg	46%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.99µg	41%
Fats	51.36g	25.6g	40%
Monounsaturated fat	25.941g	11.305g	37%
Magnesium	168mg	51mg	28%
Protein	22.21g	33.2g	22%
Copper	0.422mg	0.227mg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.441mg	0.179mg	20%
Vitamin B5	1.137mg	0.163mg	19%
Cholesterol	0mg	48mg	16%
Fiber	5g	1.8g	13%
Folate	87µg	134µg	12%
Selenium	4.1µg	10.7µg	12%
Phosphorus	335mg	407mg	10%
Calories	598kcal	410kcal	9%
Choline	63mg	109.1mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.142mg	4%
Carbs	22.31g	11g	4%
Calcium	49mg	20mg	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.3µg	2%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	2.3µg	2%
Saturated fat	10.325g	10.85g	2%
Starch	3.56g		1%
Potassium	558mg	597mg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	11IU	1%
Net carbs	17.31g	9.2g	N/A
Sugar	10.49g	9g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.154mg	0%
Trans fat	0.075g		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