Peanut butter

30 g of peanut butter is 179 kcal and mainly feeds your heart, muscles and bones.

PER 30 G AS BOUGHT · 179 KCAL

The portion is the serving PeakPie's healthy kitchen standard allows for this ingredient (nut butter).

What it feeds

Heart8 of 100
Monounsaturated Fat: 30%of a day’s target in this portion.
Muscles7 of 100
Protein: 12%of a day’s target in this portion.
Bones5 of 100
Magnesium: 14%of a day’s target in this portion.
Kidneys5 of 100
Magnesium: 14%of a day’s target in this portion.
Liver5 of 100
Vitamin E: 18%of a day’s target in this portion.
Lungs5 of 100
Vitamin E: 18%of a day’s target in this portion.
Skin5 of 100
Vitamin E: 18%of a day’s target in this portion.
Brain4 of 100
Vitamin E: 18%of a day’s target in this portion.
Immune4 of 100
Copper: 14%of a day’s target in this portion.
Gut3 of 100
Fiber: 5%of a day’s target in this portion.
Eyes2 of 100
Vitamin E: 18%of a day’s target in this portion.

The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.

What’s in 30 g

NUTRIENT	AMOUNT	OF A DAY
Monounsaturated Fat	~7.5g	30%
Vitamin E	2.7mg	18%
Phosphorus	101mg	14%
Copper	0.1mg	14%
Magnesium	50mg	14%
Protein	6.7g	12%
B6	0.1mg	10%
Zinc	0.8mg	8%
Folate (B9)	26 mcg DFE	7%
Potassium	167mg	6%
Fiber	1.5g	5%

Watch out

Saturated fat3.1g · 15% of the UK reference intake
Sugars3.1g · 3% of the UK reference intake
Salt0.3g · 5% of the UK reference intake

What may be claimed

Peanut butter is a source of Choline, Copper, Folate (B9), Iron, Magnesium, Monounsaturated Fat, Phosphorus, Potassium, Protein, B6, Vitamin E, Zinc. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.

Choline

Choline contributes to the maintenance of normal liver function.
Choline contributes to normal lipid metabolism.
Choline contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.

An essential nutrient your brain turns into acetylcholine — the memory neurotransmitter — and your liver uses to package and export fat.

Copper

Copper contributes to normal function of the immune system.
Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.

A trace mineral that helps immune cells mature, moves iron around the body, and cross-links the collagen in connective tissue.

Folate (B9)

Folate contributes to normal psychological function.
Folate contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
Folate contributes to normal blood formation.
Folate contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
Folate contributes to a reduction of tiredness and fatigue.

The B vitamin behind DNA synthesis and cell division — every fast-renewing tissue, from blood to gut lining, leans on it.

Iron

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