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Almond butter calories per tablespoon: 103 across all 2 named USDA examples

Across all 2 named USDA examples, a tablespoon contains 103 calories. Each included example lists 16 g for that measure. The same household label can carry a different gram weight elsewhere in USDA data.

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Preparation and portion

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Estimated for 32 g

205calories

Almond butter

Protein
6.6 g
Carbs
6.8 g
Fat
16.9 g

These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.

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Compare all 2 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 2 exact records in this guide report 205–206 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 641–645 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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Start with the description closest to what you ate

For Almond butter, begin by separating “Almond butter” from “Almond butter, lower sodium.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

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Equal-weight view

How almond butter records compare at 100 grams

All 2 cited records are shown at the same 100-gram weight. The source servings may differ.

  1. Almond butter 641 kcal
    641 kcal
  2. Almond butter, lower sodium 645 kcal
    645 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 2 named USDA records in view: 2 direct matches. All sit within “Nuts and seeds.” The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first description segment” placed these 2 records together under the exact grouping key “almond butter.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Almond butter, this page can compare 2 named records from FDC 2707533 through FDC 2707534. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

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Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

A shared 32 g comparison anchor

Equal source weights make the selected Almond butter serving totals easier to compare, but the eaten portion still has to be measured or estimated.

Composition

4 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “Almond butter”; the higher is “lower sodium.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

231 mg sodium gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “lower sodium” (1 mg) and “Almond butter” (232 mg).

Observed source examples

Both records, with their own serving weights intact

These 2 records each use a 32 g serving. Their serving calories compare equal weights within this set. They do not define a calorie range for every almond butter; match the preparation and adjust to your portion.

Important: “Lower” begins with Almond butter; “higher” ends with Almond butter, lower sodium, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every almond butter meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Almond butter, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Almond butter nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Almond butter Direct name match 32 gUSDA reference amount 205 kcal 641 6.6 g 3.1 g 74 mg FDC 2707533 ↗
Almond butter, lower sodium Direct name match 32 gUSDA reference amount 206 kcal 645 6.7 g 3.1 g 0 mg FDC 2707534 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every selected record uses a 32-gram source amount, so serving-weight differences do not explain the calorie spread inside this set. Their own source servings run from 205 calories for “Almond butter” to 206 for “lower sodium.” At a fixed 100 grams, “Almond butter” is 641 calories and “lower sodium” is 645—a fixed-weight separation of 4 calories. For Almond butter, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “Almond butter” and “lower sodium”. Across the source formulations, the shared backbone includes almond butter, creamy; differentiating rows include salt, table. On this Almond butter page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Almond butter” cannot resolve the differences between Almond butter and Almond butter, lower sodium. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    A shared source weight

    Every selected record uses 32 grams. Inside this set, serving-calorie differences therefore reflect the published composition rather than a change in source weight.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “Almond butter” and “lower sodium”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    Shared source rows include almond butter, creamy; rows that vary across the set include salt, table. Presence is inspectable evidence, not proof of nutrient causation.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Almond butter” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Almond butter unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that almond butter is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“Almond butter” and “lower sodium”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Almond butter source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 2 exact records behind Almond butter source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Almond butter is higher in sodium per 100 g

Almond butter reports 232 mg versus 1 mg for Almond butter, lower sodium: a 231 mg difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

2 listed servings each weigh 32 g

The 2 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 32 g. Their serving totals therefore compare equal weights, even if the household labels differ. Match the preparation and adjust the weight to the amount you eat.

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Almond butter” from “Almond butter, lower sodium”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Almond butter source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

A formulation detail that separates records Salt, table

USDA input 2047 appears in 1 of 2 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 0.6–0.6 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Sodium: density and serving context

In this page’s records, sodium runs from 1 mg in Almond butter, lower sodium to 232 mg in Almond butter, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path 2 context records in this source topic Nuts and seeds

Almond butter and Almond butter, lower sodium belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path Inspect an exact record Almond butter

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2707533 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path Check another exact record Almond butter, lower sodium

Open the full nutrient table, household measures, formulation inputs, and FoodData Central 2707534 citation for this exact record—not a name-level average.

Follow this evidence path 2 records share this broad food family Beans, nuts & protein foods: broader category context

Almond butter and Almond butter, lower sodium are assigned to Feast’s Beans, nuts & protein foods editorial category. Use the category page to compare nearby foods at a broad level; keep the exact USDA descriptions on this page for record-level decisions.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Dietary fiber: density and serving context

In this page’s records, dietary fiber runs from 9.6 g in Almond butter to 9.7 g in Almond butter, lower sodium, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path