Calories in peanuts.
567 kcal per 100 g.
Peanuts, all types, raw · SR Legacy (2018-04) · USDA FDC 172430
Nutrition for your portion
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 567 kcal | 567 kcal |
| Protein | 25.8 g | 25.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 16.1 g | 16.1 g |
| Fat | 49.2 g | 49.2 g |
| Fibre | 8.5 g | 8.5 g |
| Sugars | 4.72 g | 4.72 g |
| Saturated fat | 6.28 g | 6.28 g |
| Sodium | 18 mg | 18 mg |
| Salt (calculated from sodium) | 0.05 g | 0.05 g |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0 ug | 0 ug |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 ug | 0 ug |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 8.33 mg | 8.33 mg |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 0 ug | 0 ug |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.64 mg | 0.64 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.14 mg | 0.14 mg |
| Niacin | 12.1 mg | 12.1 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.35 mg | 0.35 mg |
| Folate, total | 240 ug | 240 ug |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 ug | 0 ug |
| Potassium | 705 mg | 705 mg |
| Calcium | 92 mg | 92 mg |
| Phosphorus | 376 mg | 376 mg |
| Magnesium | 168 mg | 168 mg |
| Iron | 4.58 mg | 4.58 mg |
| Zinc | 3.27 mg | 3.27 mg |
| Selenium | 7.2 ug | 7.2 ug |
| Iodine | Unknown | Unknown |
| Copper | 1.14 mg | 1.14 mg |
Energy comes from USDA nutrient 1008. Salt is calculated as sodium × 2.5, with unit conversion to grams. It is not a separately measured salt value.
Preparation
Peanuts are 567 kcal per 100 g with 25.8 g of protein, the highest of any nut here — though botanically they are a legume, which is where that protein comes from. Dry-roasting changes almost nothing; oil-roasting adds whatever was absorbed, and salted, honey-roasted and coated peanuts each add their own layer on top of this row.
Logging this food
An ounce is 28 g and 161 kcal; a cup is 146 g and 828. The bowl is the problem: peanuts are the standard bar snack precisely because they are easy to eat absent-mindedly, and a shared bowl over an evening runs into several hundred calories that nobody logs. Portion into a small dish before starting.
Swaps and alternatives
Cashews are 553 kcal per 100 g and almonds 579, so nothing here is a saving. Peanuts give the most protein per calorie of the nuts on this site — 4.6 g per 100 kcal against almonds' 3.7 — which makes them the sensible default when a nut is doing nutritional work rather than sitting in a bowl.