Peanut butter and jelly is a childhood favorite, but these days peanut butter is much more versatile. In addition to its use as a sandwich spread, it can be used for dipping fruits and vegetables and is called for in many sauces and other recipes. The Skippy peanut butter company has added a line of natural peanut butters that are 100 percent natural. Skippy Natural Creamy includes four ingredients -- roasted peanuts, sugar, palm oil and salt.
Serving Size
A serving size of Skippy Natural Creamy peanut butter is 2 tbsp., according to the product's nutrition label. When considering how eating the peanut butter affects your daily diet, make sure you consider this serving size. Many people eat portions that are in excess of stated serving sizes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. If you are eating more than the stated serving, you will need to take that into account.
Caloric Content
Each serving of Skippy Natural Creamy peanut butter contains 190 calories, including 140 calories from fat. For someone consuming a 2,000 calorie per day diet, each serving represents 9.5 percent of your daily total.
Fat Content
A 2 tbsp. serving of Skippy Natural Creamy peanut butter contains 16 g of fat. This total represents 25 percent of the recommended daily intake for someone on a 2,000 calorie diet. The fat content includes 3.5 g of saturated fat, 18 percent of the daily value. The peanut butter does not contain any trans fats or cholesterol. The majority of fat in Skippy Natural and other peanut butters is monounsaturated fat. The USDA recommends people choose foods containing all three types of fat -- saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated -- but that most fats in your diet be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. However, because nuts are high in fat, the USDA recommends that they be consumed in moderation.
Carbohydrates
Each serving of Skippy Natural Creamy peanut butter contains 6 g of carbohydrates. That total represents 2 percent of the recommended daily value for someone on a 2,000 calorie diet. The carbs in Skippy Natural include 3 g of sugar and 2 g of dietary fiber, which is 8 percent of the daily value.
Protein
Each 2 tbsp. serving of Skippy Natural peanut butter contains 7 g of protein. Nuts and other legumes are a good natural source of protein, the USDA reports. The high protein content in peanut butter and other nut products is why they are included with meat, poultry and seafood on the USDA Food Guide Pyramid.
Sodium
One of the four ingredients in Skippy Natural Creamy peanut butter is salt. Each serving contains 160 mg of sodium, representing 6 percent of the recommended daily intake for sodium.
Vitamins and Minerals
Skippy Natural peanut butter is not an abundant source of vitamins and minerals, but it does contain some. Each serving contains 20 percent of the recommended daily value for niacin -- one of the B vitamins -- and 10 percent of the daily value for vitamin E along with 4 percent of the daily value for iron.
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