Peanut butter vs Nutella
Peanut butter and nutella are food spreads that have been widely used. While Peanut butter has been widely used in the US, Nutella has been in long use in Europe.
Nutella is said to be an Italian answer to peanut butter. One can find that Nutella is more delicious than the peanut butter.
A food paste, Peanut butter is made from roasted ground peanut. It comes either in “crunchy” or “smooth” varieties. Peanut butter is made of hydrogenated vegetable oil, salt and sweeteners.
Nutella is a hazelnut and chocolate spread. It is a modified version of gianduja. The main contents in Nutella are sugar and vegetable oils, hazelnut, cocoa and skimmed milk.
Coming to the origin, it can be seen that peanut butter has been in use for longer years than Nutella. Peanut has its origins in the 19th century and Nutella’s origin is traced to the 20th century. The origin of Peanut butter can be attributed to Marcellus Gilmore Edson. Pietro Ferrero created Nutella in the 1940s.
In terms of nutritional contents, Nutella comes with more calories and fats than peanut butter. When 2 teaspoons of Nutela contains 200 calories compared to 190 calories in Peanut butter
In sugar content, the Nutella serves more sugars than peanut butter. When 2 teaspoons of Nutella comes with 21 gm of sugar, it is just 1 gm in Peanut butter. The protein level in Peanut is much higher than in Nutella. When comparing 2 teaspoons of peanut butter and Nutella, the former contains eight grams when it is just 3 gm in the other.
Coming to the spread, though the two spread evenly in room temperature breads, Nutella has a slightly upper edge over peanut butter. In toasted breads, Nutella becomes more fluid and slides across it with ease than peanut butter.
Summary:
1. Nutella is said to be an Italian answer to peanut butter.
2. Nutella is more delicious than the peanut butter.
3. Peanut butter is made of hydrogenated vegetable oil, salt and sweeteners. The main contents in Nutella are sugar and vegetable oils, hazelnut, cocoa and skimmed milk.
4. Peanut has its origins in the 19th century and Nutella’s origin is traced to the 20th century.
5. In terms of nutritional contents, Nutella comes with more calories and fats then peanut butter.
6. In sugar content, the Nutella serves more sugars than peanut butter.
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Re:Difference Between Peanut butter and Nutella
Hi,
Just wanted to point out to you that you have your measurements wrong in your article. The measure for the servings is 2 tablespoons, not 2 teaspoons, when quoting those sugar measurements.
Andrew
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Peanut butter is literally made from peanuts ground into a buttery texture.
Hydrogenated fat, sodium/salt, refined sugars, etc. are unhealthy for humans and only found in the “junk food” versions of peanut butter (such as “Jif” for example).
Peanut butter and Nutella are comparable only because Nutella is extremely sweet, like “jelly” or “jam” which is often used to offset the flavor of the peanut butter in a sandwich. But unlike real jelly, Nutella relies on hydrogenated fat, refined sugars and even sodium (along with aggressive marketing, such as this web page) for much of its appeal.
Freshly ground organic ground peanut butter and organic almonds can be purchased at Whole Foods, Fairway and elsewhere starting at $3.50, much cheaper than branded, so-called junk peanut butter. Numerous jellies that are sweetened with only fruit can also be purchased where Nutella is sold at the supermarket. It takes up to one year to start to lose the addiction to overly sweet or overly salty foods — once this happens, though, real food tastes much better, and the human feels strong and happy!
That said, we love to eat Nutella once or twice a year.
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How can you say Nutella is more delicious that Peanut butter? Surely that depends on personal taste?
I prefer the latter, Nutella is sweet goo only, whereas crunchy peanut butter on toast is heaven….
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Actual peanut butter – Natural read the labels because now even “natural” nut butters will have added stuff.
The ingredients on my jar read… and I quote… “Dry roasted peanuts” not even salt in my preferred spread.
Let be clear Nutella is more a spreadable chocolate bar then and nut butter.
The food industry and marketing industry do not care about our health or happiness. They care only that we spend money on what they are marketing.
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