Are all saturated fats created equal I wonder? I try to avoid them.
Im not sure what you mean by checking into the nutritional profile.
How would I do that? It really doesnt taste very good actually. It
just adds a bit of proteins. Thanks for the advice.
> Are all saturated fats created equal I wonder? I try to avoid them.
> Im not sure what you mean by checking into the nutritional profile.
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There is some saturated fat in nuts, but not a lot -- less than 3g per
serving. The other fats are healthy fats -- monounsaturated,
polyunsaturated, Omega 6. There are all kinds of proven health
benefits of peanuts and other nuts, and there's evidence they help
control weight. Here's a good site with information about the
benefits of peanuts:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=101
By "nutritional profile", I just meant what's on the back of the jar,
compared to the information for real peanut butter. I looked up your
Better 'N Peanut Butter online and found the following info for a 2
tbsp serving:
Calories: 100
Fat: 2.5g (saturated fat 0)
Sodium: 190 mg
Carbs: 13g (fiber 0, sugars 2)
Protein: 4g
Ingredients: peanuts (as defatted peanut flour and natural peanut
butter), tapioca syrup, pure water, dehydrated cane juice, rice syrup,
vegetable glycerin, soy flour, salt, tapioca starch, natural flavors,
paprika & annatto, calcium carbonate, lecithin, vitamins E & C
(antioxidants)
By contrast, my jar of Trader Joe's Crunchy Unsalted Peanut Butter,
for the same size serving, has:
Calories: 210
Fat: 17g (saturated fat 3)
Sodium: 5mg
Carbs: 6g (fiber 3, sugars 2)
Protein: 7g
Ingredients: dry roasted peanuts
So, mine has a lot more calories, but -- apart from the 3g saturated
fat, perhaps (I don't worry as much about it in moderation), they're
all good-for-you stuff: heart-healthy fats, fiber, and more protein.
Yours has most of the healthy stuff taken out and replaced with filler
products, and I've no doubt mine tastes better. (Compare the two
ingredient lists :-) .) I use many kinds of diet products (such as
fat-free cheeses) to reduce calorie intake, but this is a place where
the trade-off is not at all diet-friendly. You might like to do a bit
of reading about heart-healthy fats; the data is impressive.
By the way, if you want serious nutritional profile data, here's a
great site:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search
However, I don't think you can look up specific brand products such as
your pseudo peanut butter.
Chris
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Cynthia P - 29 Sep 2007 21:02 GMT
>> Are all saturated fats created equal I wonder? I try to avoid them.
>> Im not sure what you mean by checking into the nutritional profile.
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> However, I don't think you can look up specific brand products such as
> your pseudo peanut butter.
I'd tend to agree with Chris, the healthy fats are important, so I'd
rather use real peanut butter in a moderate fashion than use the fake
stuff. Though I admit to buying the salted kind. Just stirred up a new
jar today.
BTW, watch out for the kinds that claim to be "no stir" natural peanut
butter... the ingredients usually have palm oil or something other
than peanuts/salt in there to create that effect. Stirring PB is not a
big deal, and once it's been done, I generally don't have any trouble
with it separating out in the fridge.

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honeybunch - 30 Sep 2007 02:28 GMT
> >> Are all saturated fats created equal I wonder? I try to avoid them.
> >> Im not sure what you mean by checking into the nutritional profile.
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> > However, I don't think you can look up specific brand products such as
> > your pseudo peanut butter.
Thank you Chris and Cynthia. Im going to use almond butter instead.
I never thought of it that way. Besides it doesnt taste especially
good.
> I'd tend to agree with Chris, the healthy fats are important, so I'd
> rather use real peanut butter in a moderate fashion than use the fake
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> Cynthia
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Cynthia P - 30 Sep 2007 03:59 GMT
>>>> Are all saturated fats created equal I wonder? I try to avoid them.
>>>> Im not sure what you mean by checking into the nutritional profile.
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> I never thought of it that way. Besides it doesnt taste especially
> good.
Almond butter is a great choice too!

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Del Cecchi - 30 Sep 2007 04:20 GMT
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> Almond butter is a great choice too!
I tried it and found that it didn't seem to have much taste. Very mild.
Went back to peanut butter.