Nut butter
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Nut butter refers to the mashing of nuts to create a spread. The most common is peanut butter. Other nut butters from common nuts include:
Similar spreads can also be made from other seeds that are not considered to be nuts. Examples include:
- Soybean butter
- Sunflower seed butter
- Pumpkin seed butter
- Sesame seed butter (also called tahini)
Nut and seed butters are rich in protein, fiber, and essential fatty acids and can be used to replace butter or margarine on bread or toast. [1] The following table gives some of the nutritional properties of a selection of nut and seed butters: [2]
| Butter | Calories (1 tbsp.) |
Protein (g) |
Fat (g) |
Calcium (mg) |
Zinc (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond butter | 101 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 43 | 0.5 |
| Cashew butter | 93 | 2.8 | 8 | 7 | 0.8 |
| Hazelnut butter | 94 | 2 | 9.5 | N/A | N/A |
| Peanut butter - natural | 94 | 3.8 | 8 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Peanut butter - reduced fat | 95 | 4 | 6 | N/A | 0.4 |
| Sunflower butter | 80 | 3 | 7 | N/A | N/A |
| Soy butter (sweetened) | 85 | 4 | 5.5 | 50 | N/A |
| Soy butter (unsweetened) | 80 | 4 | 6.5 | 30 | N/A |
| Soy-peanut butter (added sweetener) | 50 | 2 | 1.2 | 40 | N/A |
| Tahini | 89 | 2.6 | 8 | 64 | 0.7 |
[edit] References
- ^ Nut butters. PCC Natural Markets. Retrieved on 2006-08-07.
- ^ Reed Mangels (November-December, 2001). Guide to Nuts and Nut Butters. Vegetarian Journal. Retrieved on 2006-08-07.
[edit] External Links
- East Wind Community An intentional egalitarian community in Missouri that produces various natural and organic nut butters.
