5 Reasons To Eat Sunbutter: Spread Made From Sunflower Seeds May Be Healthier Than Peanut Butter
Nut butters are so 2016. Sunflower seed butter — or sunbutter — is a healthy alternative for anyone with a tree nut allergy, Everyday Health reported. The spread is easy to digest and boasts tons of health benefits.
“Sunbutter has significantly more unsaturated fat, magnesium, and vitamin E than peanut butter,” Keri Glassman, the founder of Nutritious Life and The Nutrition School, told Well and Good.
Read: Which Nut Butter Is Healthiest? Peanut Butter, Sunflower Seed Butter, Almond Butter Comparisons
Still not convinced? We’ve delved deeper into these benefits and listed more health reasons that you should be eating sunbutter.
MORE UNSATURATED FAT THAN PEANUT BUTTER
Both sunflower seed and peanut butters contain the same amount of fat — about 16 grams per 2-teaspoon serving. Livestrong.com reported that 2 grams of sunbutter’s fat grams are actually heart-healthy unsaturated fat, and not saturated like in the nut butter.
AIDS DIGESTION
“A lot of customers love sunbutter because it’s very easy to digest,” Anna Speaks, a sales and marketing specialist at organic food brand Dastony, told Well and Good.
Sunbutter has double the amount of good fiber compared to its peanut-based counterpart.
VITAMINS/MINERALS
Everyday Health reported that some sunbutter brands offer more magnesium, niacin, and vitamin E to your diet than both almond and peanut butters.
Read: Girls Who Eat Nuts And Peanut Butter More Likely To Have Good Breast Health: Enjoy Your PB&J
ADDED PROTEIN
A 2-teaspoon serving of sunbutter boasts about 7 grams of protein, which is around 14 percent of your daily recommended intake, according to Livestrong.com.
NO CHOLESTEROL
Additionally, sunflower seed butter contains no cholesterol. “Bad” cholesterol can clog arteries and make them less flexible, according to the American Heart Association.
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