How many calories in peanut butter
A tablespoon of peanut butter has 94 kcal, about 16 g.
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To burn it off
Peanut butter is ground peanuts, sometimes with salt, oil and sugar added. It's mostly fat with some protein.
One level tablespoon is 94 kcal. On toast most people use two, so 188, and a heaped spoon is more than a level one.
Straight from the jar is where it adds up. A spoon is never quite a tablespoon when it's a snack.
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Where it comes from
The Aztecs and Incas were already grinding roasted peanuts into a paste. The first patent for peanut butter went to Marcellus Gilmore Edson of Montreal in 1884, and Dr John Harvey Kellogg, of the cereal, patented his own in 1895 as protein for people who struggled to chew. Despite the popular story, George Washington Carver did not invent it.
Where does our food come from? · Source: National Peanut Board, Who invented peanut butter
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Questions
How many calories in two tablespoons?
About 188 kcal.
How much protein is in peanut butter?
About 4 g a tablespoon.
Is crunchy different from smooth?
No, they're practically the same. Pick the one you like.
Does powdered peanut butter have fewer calories?
Yes, most of the fat is pressed out before it's ground. Two tablespoons of powder mixed with water come to about 60 kcal, against 188 for two of the regular kind.
Does the oil on top of natural peanut butter add calories?
That oil is the peanuts' own fat separating, so the jar has the same calories either way. Stir it back in. Pouring it off makes it a little lower, but also dry and hard to spread.
Did you know?
It takes about 540 peanuts to make a 340 g jar of peanut butter.
Food facts · Source: National Peanut Board
