Almond butter

Almond butter

Almond butter is a food paste similar to peanut butter, except that it is made from almonds. Almonds are high in monounsaturated fats, which are considered to be a healthier form of fat than saturated fat. They are an excellent source of Vitamin E, magnesium, & fiber. They contain monosaturated fat, protein,potassium, calcium, phosphorous, & iron.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • almond-butter — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Butter — is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications such as baking, sauce making, and frying. Butter consists of butterfat, water and milk proteins. Most …   Wikipedia

  • Almond — For other uses, see Almond (disambiguation). Almond Almond tree with ripening fruit. Majorca, Spain. Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Almond milk — is a milky drink made from ground almonds. Unlike animal milk, almond milk contains no cholesterol or lactose and can be used as a substitute for animal milk in many recipes. Commercial almond milk products come in plain, vanilla, or chocolate… …   Wikipedia

  • Butter cream — or buttercream or mock cream is a type of icing used inside cakes, as a coating, and as decoration. In its simplest form, it is made by creaming butter with powdered sugar, although other fats can be used, such as margarine. Colorings and… …   Wikipedia

  • Almond bark — (also known as vanilla flavored candy coating) is an artificial chocolate made with vegetable fats instead of cocoa butter and with coloring and flavors added. It can be found in 1.5 pound packages, in blocks, or in round discs where candy… …   Wikipedia

  • butter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ creamy ▪ rancid ▪ melted ▪ Brush the pastry with a little melted butter …   Collocations dictionary

  • almond — Synonyms and related words: Brazil nut, almond paste, amande, amande douce, amandes mondees, bitter almond, blanched almonds, burnt almond, goober, goober pea, ground pea, groundnut, kernel, meat, nigger toe, noisette, noix, nut, peanut, peanut… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Nut butter — Peanut butter A nut butter is a spreadable foodstuff made by crushing nuts. The result has a high fat content and can be spread like true butter, but is otherwise unrelated. Nut butters include: Almond butter Cashew butter Hazelnut butter… …   Wikipedia

  • Gooey butter cake — is a type of cake traditionally made in the U.S. city of St. Louis, Missouri, with a bottom layer of buttery yellow cake and a top layer of either egg and cream cheese, or butter and sugar. It is generally served as a type of coffee cake and not… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”