Calories in Chunky Peanut Butter

Calories in Chunky Peanut Butter
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Peanut butter is so popular that it is considered as a staple food in many American homes. It comes in both smooth and chunky varieties. Two tablespoons equal 1 oz., the amount in one serving.

Nutritional Information

Two tablespoons of chunky peanut butter contains 188 calories, according to the FatSecret website. They also contain 16 g of fat, 7 g of carbohydrate, 2.6 g of fiber and 8 g of protein.

Fat

A serving of chunky peanut butter at 16 g contains 25 percent of your recommended daily value of fat. Of this, 2.6 g, or 13 percent of your daily value, is saturated fat, while 4.7 g is polyunsaturated fat and almost 8 g is monounsaturated fat.

Brands

Large brands such as Jif, Peter Pan, Skippy and Smucker’s produce chunky peanut butter. They also make smooth peanut butter, which contains the same amount of calories as its chunky counterpart.

References

Article reviewed by Jeannette Belliveau Last updated on: Dec 20, 2011

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