Jif peanut butter is manufactured by the J.M. Smucker Co., which also makes a variety of food spreads and oils. The Creamy Jif peanut butter variety was introduced in 1958 and quickly became a top seller, according to the Jif website. Jif has since introduced several other varieties, and their nutritional information may vary somewhat from the Creamy Jif nutritional profile.
Calories
Creamy Jif peanut butter contains 190 calories per 2 tbsp. serving, which is approximately 32 g. The calories-from-fat count is 130, which means that almost 70 percent of the calories in the peanut butter come from fat. Although this number is high, most of the fat in peanut butter is unsaturated, which puts it in the category of good fats.
Fat
Two tablespoons of Creamy Jif peanut butter contain 16 g of fat. Only 3 g of this is saturated fat, and none is trans fat. This means that 13 g is unsaturated, although this is not further broken down into polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. Creamy Jif peanut butter contributes 25 percent of the recommended daily value of total fat and 16 percent of the daily value of saturated fat, based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Sodium
Creamy Jif peanut butter contributes 6 percent of the daily recommended intake of sodium, or 150 mg per 2-tbsp. serving. Some of this sodium is natural, but the manufacturers also add salt during the production process.
Carbohydrates
On a nutrition label, carbohydrates are broken down into total carbohydrates, dietary fiber and sugars. Creamy Jif peanut butter contains 7 g of total carbohydrates, which is further broken down into 2 g of dietary fiber and 3 g of sugar per 2-tbsp. serving. The peanut butter provides 2 percent of the daily value of total carbohydrates and 9 percent of the daily value of dietary fiber. The remaining carbohydrate most likely comes from insoluble fiber.
Protein
Creamy Jif peanut butter provides 7 g of protein per 2-tbsp. serving.
Vitamins and Minerals
The nutrition label on Creamy Jif peanut butter also shows that the peanut butter provides some important vitamins and minerals. The peanut butter provides 4 percent of the daily value of iron, 2 percent of riboflavin, 15 percent of vitamin E and 20 percent of niacin. It is not a significant source of vitamin A, vitamin C or calcium.
Ingredients
The main ingredients in Creamy Jif peanut butter are roasted peanuts and sugar. It also contains less than 2 percent of each of the following: molasses, fully hydrogenated rapeseed and soybean oils, mono- and diglycerides, and salt.
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