Peanut butter is a type of spread made from grinded, dried roasted peanuts. Usually peanut butter contains additional ingredients that change the taste or texture, such as salt, sweeteners or emulsifiers. It is used as a food for spreading bread, cakes, pancakes, biscuits, croissants, for preparing snacks and desserts, for sauces for dishes, in baked goods, for preparing smoothies and many others.
Peanut butter is rich in nutrients. It contains high levels of proteins, healthy fats, some vitamins and useful minerals.
A quantity of 100 grams of peanut oil contains:
- 597 calories,
- 51% fat,
- 22% proteins,
- 22% carbohydrates (including 5% dietary fiber),
- 1% water.
Peanut butter is a source of saturated and monounsaturated fats (mainly oleic acid) as 25% of the total amount of the serving and polyunsaturated fats (12% of the total amount), mainly as linoleic acid).
Peanut butter is a rich source (20% or more of the daily value of dietary fiber, vitamin E, pantothenic acid, folate, niacin and vitamin B6. It is also high in the dietary minerals manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, copper and sodium (added as salt during production.) Peanut butter is a moderate source of thiamin, riboflavin, iron and potassium.
Peanuts and peanut butter contain nutrients that can improve a person's heart health and improve blood sugar levels. Depending on how people use peanut butter in their diet, it can help them lose weight or gain weight during weight training or bodybuilding. However, peanut butter is high in calories and fat, so people should enjoy it in moderation.
Important! For people with a peanut allergy, peanut butter can cause a variety of possible allergic reactions, including life-threatening anaphylaxis.
So be careful when snacking on Peanut Butter Cookies and other Peanut Butter Desserts.
