¾ Cup Almost Instant Peanut Sauce

A prepared peanut-based sauce, typically made with ground peanuts or peanut butter plus seasonings such as soy sauce, sugar, oil, and spices. It is energy-dense and usually contributes more sodium and added ingredients than plain peanuts.

Beneficial properties

source of unsaturated fats contains plant protein energy-dense provides some minerals

Nutritional highlights

Peanut sauce typically provides unsaturated fats, protein, vitamin E, niacin, magnesium, and manganese, but prepared versions can also be high in sodium and added sugar.