Peanut butter vs Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

In short

One serving each: 96 calories in peanut butter (1 tablespoon, 16 g), 202 calories in peanut butter and jelly sandwich (1 sandwich (1 slice bread), 56 g). Most of the calories in peanut butter come from fat.

More in peanut butter and jelly sandwich: folate (4.7×), selenium (12×), thiamin (7.3×), niacin and 7 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Peanut butter96 cal

1 tablespoon (16 g) · 3.6 g protein · 3.6 g carbs (1.7 g sugars) · 8.2 g fat

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich202 cal

1 sandwich (1 slice bread) (56 g) · 6.4 g protein · 25.3 g carbs (8.4 g sugars) · 9.3 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Folate3% vs 16%

    13.9 µg vs 65.5 µg

  • Selenium1% vs 14%

    0.66 µg vs 7.7 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)2% vs 15%

    0.024 mg vs 0.18 mg

  • Niacin (B3)13% vs 22%

    2.1 mg vs 3.5 mg

  • Carbohydrates1% vs 9%

    3.6 g vs 25.3 g

  • Sodiumlimit3% vs 9%

    68.2 mg vs 206 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)2% vs 8%

    0.031 mg vs 0.11 mg

  • Iron2% vs 7%

    0.28 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Protein7% vs 13%

    3.6 g vs 6.4 g

  • Calcium1% vs 6%

    7.8 mg vs 71.7 mg

  • Copper8% vs 12%

    0.068 mg vs 0.11 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Total fat8.2 g · 9.3 g11%·12%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.7 g · 1.9 g8%·9%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Fiber0.8 g · 1.6 g3%·6%
  • Potassium89.3 mg · 130 mg2%·3%
  • Magnesium26.9 mg · 35.8 mg6%·9%
  • Phosphorus53.6 mg · 87.9 mg4%·7%
  • Zinc0.4 mg · 0.67 mg4%·6%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.11 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E1.5 mg · 1.5 mg10%·10%
  • Vitamin K0.048 µg · 0.11 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60.071 mg · 0.1 mg4%·6%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline10.1 mg · 15.5 mg2%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Peanut butter (Survey (FNDDS) 2707537), Peanut butter and jelly sandwich (Survey (FNDDS) 2707554). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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