Peanut vs peanut butter

goalie234

Hello ,
I wanted to know if eating unsalted fresh peanuts is same as peanut butter in terms of nutrition . Also most store bought unsweetened pb has sugar . The organic ones might not .
So i have this pack of unsalted peanuts with me and was wondering if thats good enough ?..

meltoine

Yes. Peanuts are probably better nutritionally than peanut butter. The more processed a food gets, the worse it is.

It took me forever to find a brand of peanut butter that doesn't add sugar. The organics all seem to. Thankfully, the store brand "natural" peanut butter has nothing but peanuts and peanut oil.

TheGymGypsy

If you have a food processor you can make your own peanut butter, it's so easy!

Luv2Smile55

Look for the peanut butters that simply list peanuts. I buy Smuckers Natural peanut butter. If you want to grind your own peanuts though ... go for it. :happy:

Timshel_

I love peanuts and peanut butter. Actually, I eat PBJ's almost daily.

While there is sugar in many PB's, if it is a concern for you just buy the natural kind or as other suggested mix up your own. Otherwise, count the calories and you'll be fine.

Holly_Roman_Empire

Yes. Peanuts are probably better nutritionally than peanut butter. The more processed a food gets, the worse it is.

It took me forever to find a brand of peanut butter that doesn't add sugar. The organics all seem to. Thankfully, the store brand "natural" peanut butter has nothing but peanuts and peanut oil.

I wouldn't call it "worse", but it is more processed. Peanuts have a lot of good fats along with the protein, so I would say it's probably a better option in terms of balancing macros.

Organic is just a marketing term for shelf foods. It's not truly organic unless it's certified by the USDA, and they only do that for produce and meats. Every other food marked "organic" isn't meeting any organic standard except their own, whatever that may be.

RhineDHP

I like eating peanut butter way better than chewing peanuts. Great source of protein!



People need to realize no food is bad or evil. We didn't get fat eating "junk" food. We got fat eating too much food.

_John_

I would say it depends on how well you chew your peanuts...

Because if you're scarfing them, i'd definitely lean towards PB having more accessible nutrients.

auddii

Organic is just a marketing term for shelf foods. It's not truly organic unless it's certified by the USDA, and they only do that for produce and meats. Every other food marked "organic" isn't meeting any organic standard except their own, whatever that may be.

Huh. Good to know. I always loved "organic" honey. Because you control every flower the bee visits...

goalie234

Thanks all .. Guess ill just munch well on my peanuts or process it at home .. Seems like a better option

mccindy72

Yes. Peanuts are probably better nutritionally than peanut butter. The more processed a food gets, the worse it is.

It took me forever to find a brand of peanut butter that doesn't add sugar. The organics all seem to. Thankfully, the store brand "natural" peanut butter has nothing but peanuts and peanut oil.

I'm going to have to call you on this. Processing a food doesn't make it "worse" for you. "Worse" than what? Milk is processed. So is cheese. So is bread. So is just about everything, anything you eat is put through some type of process that make is ready for you to eat it. If you grow your own vegetables in your own garden, and then can or freeze them so you can them during the winter, they are processed.

mccindy72

I like eating peanut butter way better than chewing peanuts. Great source of protein!



People need to realize no food is bad or evil. We didn't get fat eating "junk" food. We got fat eating too much food.

+1

Holly_Roman_Empire

Organic is just a marketing term for shelf foods. It's not truly organic unless it's certified by the USDA, and they only do that for produce and meats. Every other food marked "organic" isn't meeting any organic standard except their own, whatever that may be.

Huh. Good to know. I always loved "organic" honey. Because you control every flower the bee visits...

I'll have to check on honey with my colleagues today. I'm not sure if that's regulated or not, since honey IS an agricultural product and apiaries receive regular inspections. Regardless though, if it doesn't have the USDA Organic label on it, it's not regulated and hasn't been inspected for organic certification.

Edited for clarification.

ChaplainHeavin

People need to realize no food is bad or evil. We didn't get fat eating "junk" food. We got fat eating too much food.
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Common sense is not always so common but you do seem to have it:)

runfatmanrun

I eat a simple, fresh ground peanut butter with only one ingredient...peanuts. Don't care if it's organic, it's delicious. So that would mean that a spoonful of the peanut butter I eat and a handful of peanuts are pretty much the same. Pretty sure that grinding peanuts doesn't affect nutritional value...but I don't know or care.

qtgonewild

could really use some peanut butter right about now.

rileysowner

I don't understand why finding peanut butter made with just peanuts is difficult for people. Any natural peanut butter (the ones where the oil separates out and needs to be stirred back in) will be ground up peanuts sometimes with salt added but that it all. Nutritionally peanut butter, or any nut butter made with just the nuts will have exactly the same nutritional value at the nuts themselves. Nothing magically disappears or is added just because they are ground up by a machine first. It is only when things are added to keep the oils separating from the solids that nutritional values change.