Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
figs
versus
peanut butter
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in figs and peanut butter:
Peanut butter is high in calories and fig has 87% less calories than peanut butter - fig has 74 calories per 100 grams and peanut butter has 589 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, figs is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to peanut butter per calorie. Figs has a macronutrient ratio of 4:93:3 and for peanut butter, 15:14:71 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Figs | Peanut Butter | |
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Protein | 4% | 15% |
Carbohydrates | 93% | 14% |
Fat | 3% | 71% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Figs and peanut butter contain similar amounts of carbs - fig has 19.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and peanut butter has 21.6g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in figs are made of 85% sugar and 15% dietary fiber, whereas the carbs in peanut butter comprise of 39% sugar, 37% dietary fiber and 23% starch.
Both figs and peanut butter are high in dietary fiber. Peanut butter has 176% more dietary fiber than fig - fig has 2.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and peanut butter has 8g of dietary fiber.
Peanut butter has 48% less sugar than fig - fig has 16.3g of sugar per 100 grams and peanut butter has 8.4g of sugar.
Peanut butter is an excellent source of protein and it has 31 times more protein than fig - fig has 0.75g of protein per 100 grams and peanut butter has 24.1g of protein.
Peanut butter is high in saturated fat and fig has 99% less saturated fat than peanut butter - fig has 0.06g of saturated fat per 100 grams and peanut butter has 7.6g of saturated fat.
Fig has more Vitamin C than peanut butter - fig has 2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and peanut butter does not contain significant amounts.
Fig has more Vitamin A than peanut butter - fig has 7ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and peanut butter does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut butter has signficantly more Vitamin E than fig - fig has 0.11mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and peanut butter has 6.3mg of Vitamin E.
Figs and peanut butter contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - fig has 4.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and peanut butter has 0.5ug of Vitamin K.
Peanut butter has more niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both figs and peanut butter contain significant amounts of thiamin and riboflavin.
Figs | Peanut Butter | |
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Thiamin | 0.06 MG | 0.106 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.05 MG | 0.111 MG |
Niacin | 0.4 MG | 13.696 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.3 MG | 1.118 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.113 MG | 0.418 MG |
Folate | 6 UG | 92 UG |
Peanut butter is a great source of calcium and it has 29% more calcium than fig - fig has 35mg of calcium per 100 grams and peanut butter has 45mg of calcium.
Peanut butter has signficantly more iron than fig - fig has 0.37mg of iron per 100 grams and peanut butter has 1.9mg of iron.
Both figs and peanut butter are high in potassium. Peanut butter has 221% more potassium than fig - fig has 232mg of potassium per 100 grams and peanut butter has 745mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, peanut butter has more linoleic acid than fig per 100 grams.
Figs | Peanut Butter | |
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linoleic acid | 0.144 G | 13.854 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.64 G |
Total | 0.144 G | 14.494 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Figs (Figs, raw) and Peanut Butter (Peanut butter, chunk style, with salt) .
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