While SunGold Foods' SunButter is currently the only peanut butter substitute the U.S. Department of Agriculture offers to school lunch programs, there are other substitutes on the market, including Mountain Meadows' No Nuts Golden Peabutter, made from brown peas, and I.M. Healthy's Original Creamy SoyNut Butter, made from soy beans.
Here's a look at how the three products compare. Note that the nutrition facts for No Nuts Golden Peabutter is for 1 tablespoon; others are for 2 tablespoons.
SunButter
Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
Calories: 200
Fat: 16 grams (25 percent of recommended daily amount)
Carbohydrates: 7 grams, including 3 grams of sugar (2 percent of recommended daily amount)
Protein: 7 grams
Sodium: 120 milligrams (6 percent recommended daily amount)
Copper: 70 percent of recommended daily amount
Vitamin E: 27 percent of recommended daily amount
Magnesium: 25 percent of recommended daily amount
Niacin: 12 percent of recommended daily amount
Zinc: 10 percent of recommended daily amount
Iron: 8 percent of recommended daily amount
Calcium: 2 percent of recommended daily amount
Trans-fat- and cholesterol-free.
For more information: www.sunbutter.com
No Nuts Golden Peabutter
Serving size: 1 tablespoon
Calories: 90
Fat: 7 grams (11 percent of recommended daily amount)
Carbohydrates: 6 grams, including 2 grams of sugar (2 percent of recommended daily amount)
Protein: 2 grams
Iron: 2 percent of recommended daily amount
Trans-fat-, sodium- and cholesterol-free.
More information: www.jsfoods.us
SoyNut Butter
Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
Calories: 170
Fat: 11 grams
Carbohydrates: 10 grams, including 3 grams of sugar
Protein: 7 grams
Sodium: 140 milligrams (6 percent recommended daily amount)
Calcium: 6 percent recommended daily amount
Iron: 2 percent recommended daily amount
Trans-fat- and cholestrol-free.
For more information: www.soynutbutter.com