Yam Nutrition Powdered Peanut Butter

What is Yam Nutrition Peanut Butter Powder?

Yam Nutrition Peanut Butter en Poudre is peanut butter from which most of the fat has been removed and which has then been dried. The bag weighs 500 g and covers roughly 16 servings of 30 g. The ingredients list runs to three words: 100% roasted peanuts. No added sugar, no palm oil, no emulsifier, no preservative.

The process is mechanical: the peanuts are roasted then pressed to extract part of the oil, and the remaining cake is ground into a powder. That is what explains the product's profile — the protein and the fibre become concentrated while the fat falls away. Per 100 g of powder, 13 g of fat remain, against around fifty in a conventional peanut butter.

The product is vegan, gluten free and lactose free. It keeps at room temperature, in a dry place, with no refrigeration. You will find it in our peanut butter section, alongside the jarred versions.

What does a 30 g serving contain?

* Nutrient reference values for a typical adult (8,400 kJ / 2,000 kcal, 70 g of fat, 20 g of saturates, 260 g of carbohydrate, 90 g of sugars, 50 g of protein). The manufacturer declares sodium rather than salt: we reproduce its figure as it stands. The 12 g of sugars per 100 g occur naturally in the peanut, no sugar is added.

Three figures sum the product up. 45 g of protein per 100 g: protein accounts for close to 45% of the powder's energy, comfortably above the regulatory threshold that allows the wording “high protein”. 13 g of fibre per 100 g: here again above the 6 g threshold that allows the wording “high fibre”. And 121 kcal per 30 g serving, against roughly 190 kcal for the same amount of jarred peanut butter. That is where the whole point lies: much the same taste, a third fewer calories, and three times more protein for the same weight.

Worth noting that peanut protein is incomplete in methionine. That is not a flaw in the product, it is the nature of the legume: paired with cereals over the course of the day, the complementation takes care of itself.

How should Peanut Butter Powder be used?

The reference serving is 30 g, once or twice a day depending on your intake. There is no course and no duration: this is a food, not a supplement.

Three uses, three dilutions. As a spread: 30 g of powder and one tablespoon of water or milk, stirred until the texture is smooth. Add the liquid gradually, which is the product's only difficulty — too much water at once and the paste turns runny with no way back. In a shaker: 30 g in 250 ml of water or milk, shaken for thirty seconds. In cooking: stirred in as it is, without reconstituting, into pancakes, porridge, a bowlcake, a smoothie or a yoghurt.

The third use is the most interesting and the least known. A spoonful of powder in a preparation based on oat flour or in a protein pancake batter brings the peanut taste without the fat that weighs the cooking down. It is handier than jarred peanut butter, which sets firm and is awkward to measure out.

When cutting, or in any period when fat is being counted, the powder lets you keep that taste on the plate without blowing the calorie budget. It is the use case we see most often at the counter.

Who is it for, and who is it not for?

It suits just about everyone: athletes in a deficit, vegetarians and vegans looking for plant protein, people who like peanut butter but not its 600 kcal per 100 g.

It is not suitable in two clear cases. First, allergy: the product contains PEANUTS and may contain traces of NUTS, SOYA and SESAME. It is made in a factory that also handles eggs, milk proteins, gluten and crustacean-based ingredients. A peanut allergy contraindicates the product, no argument. Second, sensitive guts: excessive consumption may have laxative effects because of the high fibre content. The manufacturer mentions this explicitly, and 3.9 g of fibre per serving add to everything else in your day. Stick to the stated servings.

What not to expect from it: it is not a protein powder. 13.5 g per serving, against 20 to 25 g for a serving of whey, with an incomplete plant profile and 121 kcal along with it. Use it as a food you enjoy the taste of, not as your main protein source — for that, see the protein section. Nor is it a slimming product: it simply does less damage than the jarred version.

Peanut powder or jarred peanut butter?

Both have their place, and we sell both. The choice depends on what you do with it.

Jarred peanut butter wins as soon as texture and calorie density are the issue. If you are bulking and struggling to hit your calories, a spoonful of paste at 190 kcal does the job far more efficiently than reconstituted powder. It also wins on the morning slice of toast: the texture of an oil-rich paste remains superior, rehydrated powder is a little drier and slightly grainy. Nobody should tell you otherwise.

The powder wins on three fronts: calories (121 kcal against roughly 190 per 30 g), protein content (13.5 g against 7 to 8 g), and convenience in the kitchen, where it pours like a flour. When cutting, during weight loss, or whenever precise measuring is needed, it takes the advantage. The formats can be compared side by side in the aisle, and the calculation to make is a simple one: the price per 100 g of protein, not the price of the jar.

Frequently asked questions

How many servings are there in a 500 g bag?

About 16 servings of 30 g. At one serving a day, the bag covers a little over two weeks. The powder keeps at room temperature in a dry place; reseal the bag carefully after each use, moisture is its only enemy.

How much water is needed to get a paste texture back?

One tablespoon per 30 g of powder, added in two stages. Start with three quarters of it, stir, then top up if needed. Too much liquid at once gives a runny cream that can only be rescued by adding more powder.

Is there any added sugar?

No. The 12 g of sugars per 100 g are those of the peanut itself. The only declared ingredient is “100% roasted peanuts”, with no added salt either — sodium is at 0.01 g per 100 g.

Can it be used in baking?

Yes, and that is one of its best uses. It goes in dry, like a flour, into pancakes, home-made cookies, porridge or bowlcakes. Bear in mind that it absorbs liquid: adjust the hydration of your recipe slightly.

Does it taste the same as conventional peanut butter?

The roasted peanut taste is clear and very much present, but the mouthfeel differs: without the fat, the rich coating disappears and the texture is drier. Most people get used to it in two or three uses, some do not. In a shaker or a cooked preparation, the difference is no longer noticeable.

Is it suitable for vegans?

Yes. A single ingredient of plant origin, with no lactose and no gluten, which makes it a useful top-up alongside plant proteins. One reminder though: the peanut is low in methionine, so vary your sources across the day.

Can it replace a serving of protein after training?

No, not on its own. 13.5 g of incomplete plant protein per serving is half what a serving of whey supplies, with a less favourable amino acid profile. A spoonful in the shaker does, on the other hand, make the whole thing far more pleasant to drink, and that is often what it is asked to do.

Where can you buy Yam Nutrition Peanut Butter Powder?

The 500 g bag can be ordered from this page. We ship throughout France and Europe, and the product is also on the shelf in our shop in Vendargues, about ten minutes from Montpellier — it is the kind of item that is better seen once, to grasp the format, before ordering it online.

The rest of the range can be found in the Yam Nutrition collection, and if you are looking for something to go with a snack rather than to cook with, take a look at the protein snacks.