Nut butter 2493389 222467626 2008-06-29T14:21:26Z 76.190.144.107 If almond, cashew, macadamia and pistachio are grouped in the list of true nut butters, so should peanut butter; none of these are true nuts, so separating only the peanut is arbitrary. [[Image:PeanutButter.jpg|thumb|200px|Peanut butter]] A '''nut butter''' is a spreadable foodstuff made by crushing [[Nut (fruit)|nut]]s. The result has a high fat content and can be spread like true [[butter]], but is otherwise unrelated. Nut butters include: * [[Almond]] butter * [[Cashew]] butter * [[Hazelnut]] butter * [[Macadamia]] nut butter * [[Peanut butter]] * [[Pecan]] butter * [[Pistachio]] butter * [[Walnut]] butter None of the almond, cashew, macadamia, peanut or pistachio are true nuts in a botanical sense. However, because they are considered nuts in a culinary sense, their crushed spreads are called nut butters. Similar spreads can also be made from seeds not considered nuts in a culinary sense: * [[Pumpkin]] seed butter * [[Sesame seed]] butter (usually called [[tahini]]) * [[Soybean]] butter * [[Sunflower]] seed butter Nut and seed butters are rich in [[protein]], [[Dietary fiber|fiber]], and [[essential fatty acid]]s and can be used to replace [[butter]] or [[margarine]] on [[bread]] or [[toast]]. The following table gives some of the [[nutrition]]al properties of a selection of nut and seed butters: <ref> {{cite web | url=http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2001nov/2001novnuts.htm | publisher=Vegetarian Journal | author=Reed Mangels | date=November-December, 2001 | accessdate=2006-08-07 | title=Guide to Nuts and Nut Butters}} </ref> {| class="wikitable" ! Butter !! Calories<br/>(1 tbsp.) !! Protein<br/>(g) !! Fat<br/>(g) !! Calcium<br/>(mg) !! Zinc<br/>(mg) |- | Almond butter | align="right" | 101 | align="right" | 2.4 | align="right" | 9.5 | align="right" | 43 | align="right" | 0.5 |- | Cashew butter | align="right" | 93 | align="right" | 2.8 | align="right" | 8 | align="right" | 7 | align="right" | 0.8 |- | Hazelnut butter | align="right" | 94 | align="right" | 2 | align="right" | 9.5 | align="right" | N/A | align="right" | N/A |- | Peanut butter - natural | align="right" | 94 | align="right" | 3.8 | align="right" | 8 | align="right" | 7 | align="right" | 0.4 |- | Peanut butter - reduced fat | align="right" | 95 | align="right" | 4 | align="right" | 6 | align="right" | N/A | align="right" | 0.4 |- | Sunflower butter | align="right" | 80 | align="right" | 3 | align="right" | 7 | align="right" | N/A | align="right" | N/A |- | Soy butter (sweetened) | align="right" | 85 | align="right" | 4 | align="right" | 5.5 | align="right" | 50 | align="right" | N/A |- | Soy butter (unsweetened) | align="right" | 80 | align="right" | 4 | align="right" | 6.5 | align="right" | 30 | align="right" | N/A |- | Soy-peanut butter (added sweetener) | align="right" | 50 | align="right" | 2 | align="right" | 1.2 | align="right" | 40 | align="right" | N/A |- | [[Tahini]] | align="right" | 89 | align="right" | 2.6 | align="right" | 8 | align="right" | 64 | align="right" | 0.7 |} == References == <references/> [[Category:Spreads]] [[pl:Masło orzechowe]]