Nutrition for Almond Butter

Almond Butter Nutrition Summary

One cup of almond butter (256 grams or 0.6 lb) contains 1572 calories and 53.7 grams of protein. Almond butter consist of 2% water, 19% carbohydrates, 21% protein, and 56% fat.

Almond butter is an excellent source of many nutrients, including carbohydrates, dietary fiber, protein, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin E. It also contains significant amounts of Vitamin B6, folate, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, manganese, copper and choline.

In one cup of almond butter:

• Calories: 1572
• Protein: 53.7 g
• Sugar: 16.1 g
• Dietary fiber: 26.4 g
• Fat: 142.1 g, (Saturated: 16.8 g)
• Sodium: 581.1 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in almond butter.

See the Almond Butter Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Nuts, almond butter, plain, with salt added.

Calories in Almond Butter

Almond butter has 1572 calories per cup or 614 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat, protein and carbohydrates.

76% of calories in almond butter are from fat, 13% of calories are from protein and 11% of calories are from carbohydrates.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-6 in Almond Butter

Calories Similar to Almond Butter

Some other nuts or seeds with similar calories to almond butter by weight:

• Sunflower Seeds: +13 calories
• Cashew Butter: -69 calories
• Hazelnut: +82 calories
• Almonds: -90 calories

Protein in Almond Butter

An excellent source of protein, a single cup of Almond Butter contains 107% of recommended daily values or 53.7 grams of protein. In addition, almond butter contains significant amounts of all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 53.66 g
• Tryptophan: 0.41 g
• Threonine: 1.42 g
• Isoleucine: 2.08 g
• Leucine: 3.8 g
• Lysine: 1.57 g
• Methionine: 0.31 g
• Phenylalanine: 2.94 g
• Valine: 2.4 g
• Histidine: 1.41 g

Protein Similar to Almond Butter

Some other nuts or seeds with similar amounts of protein to almond butter by weight:

• Pistachio: +0.2 grams
• Almonds: +0.5 grams
• Pumpkin Seeds: -6.2 grams
• Flaxseeds: -6.8 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Almond Butter

An good source of many nutrients, almond butter contains abundant amounts of calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin E. In fact, a single cup of almond butter contains 413% of recommended daily values or 62 milligrams of Vitamin E. Also an excellent source of magnesium, a single cup of almond butter contains 230% of recommended daily values or 714.2 milligrams of magnesium.

Vitamins in almond butter (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 0.8 ug
• Thiamin: 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: 2.4 mg
• Niacin: 8.1 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.3 mg
• Vitamin e: 62 mg
• Folate: 135.7 ug

Minerals in almond butter (1 cup):

• Calcium: 888.3 mg
• Potassium: 1914.9 mg
• Iron: 8.9 mg
• Magnesium: 714.2 mg
• Zinc: 8.4 mg
• Selenium: 6.1 ug
• Phosphorus: 1300.5 mg
• Copper: 2.4 mg
• Manganese: 5.5 mg
• Choline: 133.4 mg

There is no significant amounts of pantothenic acid, vitamin c, vitamin b12 or vitamin k in almond butter.

Similar to Almond Butter for Vitamin E

Here are some other nuts or seeds with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin E to almond butter:

• Almonds: +3.6 MG
• Hazelnut: -23 MG
• Pine Nut: -38 MG
• Brazil Nut: -48 MG

Almond Butter Nutrition Chart

Almond Butter in Cooking

Almond butter is in the top 25% most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two cups of almond butter.

Friends and Relatives of Almond Butter

Foods commonly cooked with almond butter:

• Almond Milk
• Dates
• Soy Milk

Other similar relatives:

• Chia Seeds
• Flaxseeds