Nuts

Butter

Tiger-nut butter is a spread ground from dried chufa tubers (Cyperus esculentus), sweet and coconut-almond-like, free of tree-nut botany even when sold beside nut butters. The path is clean dried tubers, sometimes soaked, then milled until oily-smooth. A good butter tastes naturally sweet and fresh. A bad butter is gritty, fermented, or dusty-old. Spread on toast, blend into smoothies, or bake where the sweetness helps. Label carefully for people with allergies: not a tree nut, but cross-contact still matters. Keep sealed and cool.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

Cooked Into SaucesFreshMeltedSoftenedWhipped

Traits

EmulsifiedRichSpreadable

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 587

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 54.5 g
Saturated Fat 6.92 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 27.9 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 14.5 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 4.78 mg
Salt 0.01 g
Total Carbohydrate 17.4 g
Dietary Fibre 7.91 g
Total Sugars 4.22 g
Complex / starch 4.93 g
Protein 17.8 g
Water 4.16 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 587 kcal
Water 4.16 g
Carbohydrates 17.4 g
- Sugars 4.22 g
- Starch 4.93 g
- Fibre 7.91 g
Protein 17.8 g
Fat 54.5 g
- Saturated Fat 6.92 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 27.9 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 14.5 g
  - Omega-3 1.45 g
Vitamins 89.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.22 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 2.2 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.55 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.16 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 16.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 42.5 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 5.21 mg
- Vitamin K 5.2 µg
Minerals 370 mg
- Major Minerals 369 mg
  - Calcium 42 mg
  - Sodium 4.78 mg
  - Potassium 322 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.01 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.22 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.17 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 2.2 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.55 · vitamin-b6: 0.16 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 16.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 42.5 · vitamin-e: 5.21 · vitamin-k: 5.2 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 4.78 · Potassium: 322 · Calcium: 42 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Butter of Tiger Nut: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.

History

2012

Tiger-nut butters entered European and US natural-food markets.

2016

Horchata culture and gluten-free trends boosted chufa butter visibility.

2021

Tiger-nut butter remained a specialty alternative spread.