Peanut Butter
Spread made primarily from peanuts.
About Peanut Butter
Peanut butter is a spread made by grinding peanuts into a thick, cohesive paste. It is spread on bread and crackers, stirred into porridge or smoothies, and used in sweets, biscuits, fillings, sauces, and savoury marinades.
Its flavour is roasted and nutty, sometimes sweet or salty, and its colour ranges from tan to brown. It may be smooth or crunchy, with visible pieces of peanut in the latter form; grinding fineness affects viscosity and mouthfeel.
Peanut butter is sold in natural and stabilized styles, among other product variations. Natural styles may separate into a solid peanut portion and surface oil, while stabilized styles remain more uniform; added salt, sugar, oils, or other ingredients also change the product.
- Ingredient type
- derived ingredient
- Form
- butter
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Local names for peanut butter
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
Peanut butter
beurre de cacahuète
mantequilla de cacahuate
زبدة الفول السوداني
zubdat al-fūl al-sūdānī
peanut butter
manteiga de amendoim
Erdnussbutter
pindakaas
burro di arachidi
mantega de cacauet
fıstık ezmesi
арахисовая паста
arakhisovaya pasta
masło orzechowe
φυστικοβούτυρο
fystikovოútyro
کره بادامزمینی
kare-ye bādām-zamīnī
पीनट बटर
pīnaṭ baṭar
পিনাট বাটার
pināṭ bāṭār
花生酱
huāshēng jiàng
ピーナッツバター
pīnattsu batā
땅콩버터
ttangkongbeoteo
bơ đậu phộng
เนยถั่วลิสง
noei thùa lisǒng
selai kacang
mentega kacang
fystikovოútyro
Romanised form
pīnattsu batā
Romanised form
peanut butter (chunky)
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peanut butter (creamy)
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peanut butter (hydrogenated)
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peanut butter (low calorie)
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peanut butter (processed)
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peanut butter (unsalted)
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peanut butter (vitamin a added)
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peanut butter (vitamin a, d and e added)
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Peanut butter with omega-3, creamy
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Peanut butter, Chunk style
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Peanut butter, chunk style, with salt
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Peanut butter, chunk style, without salt
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Peanut butter, chunky, vitamin and mineral fortified
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Peanut butter, lower sodium
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Peanut butter, lower sodium and lower sugar
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Peanut butter, lower sugar
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Peanut butter, reduced fat
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Peanut butter, reduced sodium
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Peanut butter, smooth
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Peanut Butter, smooth (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
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Peanut butter, smooth & crunchy, added sugar & salt
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Peanut butter, smooth & crunchy, no added sugar or salt
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Peanut butter, Smooth style
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Peanut butter, smooth style, with salt (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
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Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt
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Peanut butter, smooth, reduced fat
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Peanut butter, smooth, vitamin and mineral fortified
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Peanut butter, vitamin and mineral fortified
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reduced sodium peanut butter
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zubdat al-fūl al-sūdānī
Romanised form
ttangkongbeoteo
Romanised form
pināṭ bāṭār
Romanised form
huāshēng jiàng
Romanised form
pīnaṭ baṭar
Romanised form
arakhisovaya pasta
Romanised form
kare-ye bādām-zamīnī
Romanised form
noei thùa lisǒng
Romanised form
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Peanut Butter nutrition & diet
Peanut Butter nutritional value
Peanut butter, smooth
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.
- Calories
- 607kcal
- Protein
- 22.8g
- Carbs
- 13.1g
- Fat
- 51.8g
Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 14-892. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
Portions & preparation
Compare the exact spread recipe and edible portion, distinguishing ground peanuts from products with added oils, sugar, salt, emulsifiers, cocoa, or other ingredients. Smooth, crunchy, powdered, and reduced-fat styles are not interchangeable, and the bread, fruit, or dessert carrying the spread affects the complete serving.
Compare the right form: Match references to the named peanut-butter texture and recipe, including added oil, sugar, salt, or emulsifiers; exclude powdered peanut products.
Diet considerations
Peanut butter is plant-derived from peanuts, but brand formulation controls compatibility. Added dairy, cereal ingredients, sweeteners, cocoa, or other flavorings may occur, and serving it on bread changes the dish’s cereal and carbohydrate pattern. Powdered, sweetened, and reduced-fat products require separate references from conventional spreads.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Peanut butter, smooth ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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