Even though two tablespoons of peanut butter have just 3 grams of saturated fat, you don’t want to eat too much peanut butter if you want to fight inflammation. Peanut butter has 26% of your recommended daily value for niacin (vitamin B3), which can boost circulation and cool inflammation. Almost 2 milligrams of vitamin D are found in peanut butter. A vitamin D deficiency may be linked to an increase in inflammation, and vitamin D supplements have been found to reduce inflammation, according to a 2022 article in Frontiers in Endocrinology.
Selenium is an important mineral found in peanut butter, and low levels of selenium might be linked to cancer, cardiovascular disease, and cognitive decline, according to the National Institutes of Health. Selenium also supports your immune system, and you’ll get 24% of your daily amount from peanut butter.
Peanut butter’s possible anti-inflammatory properties might be linked to its fatty acids. Most of the monounsaturated fat in peanut butter comes from oleic acid. That’s the same fatty acid found in olive oil. The 6.3 grams of oleic acid in peanut butter could reduce inflammation and cholesterol.