Butter vs Peanut butter: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Butter has 717 kcal and Peanut butter has 589 kcal, so Peanut butter has 18% fewer calories.

Peanut butter has more protein (24.1 g vs 0.85 g). Peanut butter has more fiber (8 g vs 0 g). Butter has more fat (81.1 g vs 49.9 g). Relative to calories, Peanut butter is the better protein source (4.08 g vs 0.12 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Butter - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Butter - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Butter
Serving size:
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tablespoon (12g)slice (10g)cup (227g)half cup (113.5g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Peanut Butter
Serving size:
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tablespoon (20g)teaspoon (7g)cup (258g)half cup (129g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

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Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Butter vs Peanut Butter 100g Compare


per 100gButterPeanut butter
Calories717 589
Carbohydrates0.06 g21.57 g
Fat81.11 g49.94 g
Protein0.85 g24.06 g
Water16.17 g1.14 g
Calcium24 mg45 mg
Iron0.02 mg1.9 mg
Magnessium2 mg160 mg
Phosphorus7 mg0.5 mg
Potassium24 mg745 mg
Sodium11 mg486 mg
Zink7 mg0.5 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.005 mg0.106 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.034 mg0.111 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.042 mg13.696 mg
Vitaminium B60.003 mg0.418 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.003 µg0.092 µg
Vitaminium E2.32 mg6.3 mg
Vitaminium K0.007 µg0.001 µg

More Calories in Butter

At first glance, you can see that in butter is more calories than in peanut butter.

Butter has 717 kcal per 100g and peanut butter 589 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 22%.

In butter and in peanut butter most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare butter with peanut butter in details.

Butter 100g

717kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 0% PROTEIN
  • 100% FAT

Peanut butter 100g

589kcal

Calories source

  • 14% CARBS
  • 15% PROTEIN
  • 71% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.