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Peanut Butter vs Walnuts

Per 100g, Peanut Butter has 21.9g carbs and Walnuts has 13.9g. On carb quality they're a close call — both make a reasonable fuel choice.

Peanut Butter
5g net
per 2 tbsp (32g)
vs
Walnuts
2g net
per 1 oz (28g)
Peanut Butter and Walnuts are closely matched

Side by side

per 100g
MetricPeanut ButterWalnuts
Calories
587.5660.7
Total carbs
21.9g13.9g
Net carbs
15.6g7.1g
Fiber
Higher wins
6.3g6.8g
Sugar
Lower wins
9.4g2.5g
Protein
Higher wins
25g15.4g
Glycemic index
Lower wins
14
Glycemic load
Lower wins
2.2

Highlighted cell wins each row for carb quality. Values normalised per 100g from USDA reference data.

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