Are Dry Roasted Peanuts Slimming World Friendly? - Our Guide!

If you're looking to stock up on some slimming world snacks, you might assume nuts are a healthy choice, but you might be surprised about the syns in nuts such as peanuts. 

Dry roasted peanuts have on average about 5 syns for an 18g handful, but this can vary according to the brand and how they are roasted, this means you should have peanuts in moderation due to their high syn value.

Below is our guide where we will discuss how much dry roasted peanuts you can have on the slimming world, some syn values of these peanuts, how they compare to raw peanuts and some low syn alternatives for other SW snacking ideas. 

How Much Dry Roasted Peanuts Can I Have On Slimming World?

At 5 syns for an 18g handful, you could have up to three small handfuls of these peanuts or around 50g of dry roasted peanuts to be precise before using up all your daily syn allowance, making these nuts very high in syns. 

Dry roasted peanuts are high in syns due to peanuts having a high-fat content, on average having about 13g of fat for a 25g serving. We would also eat dry roasted peanuts in moderation due to their high sodium content, with some having up to two grams a serving. 

Syn Values Of Dry Roasted Peanuts 

Dry roasted peanuts all have a similar syn value no matter the brand you choose, but they can vary slightly, so to help you stay on track we’ve listed their syn values down below. 

• KP Dry Roasted Peanuts 50g - 15 syns.
• Aldi Snackrite Dry Roasted Peanuts 400g - 8 syns. 
• Tesco Dry Roasted Peanuts 200g - 8 syns. 
• Lidl Alesto Dry Roasted Peanuts 400g - 9.5 syns. 
• Nobby's Nuts Classic Dry Roasted Peanuts 50g - 15 syns. 
• Co-op Dry Roasted Peanuts 275g - 7.5 syns. 
• Sainsbury's Dry Roasted Peanuts 550g - 9 syns. 
• M&S Dry Roasted Peanuts 200g - 15 syns. 
• Morrisons Dry Roasted Peanuts 200g - 12 syns for a 40g serving. 
• Lichfields Dry Roasted Peanuts 50g - 14.5 syns.

Other Peanuts 

• KP Original Salted Peanuts 50g - 15 syns. 
• KP Salt & Vinegar Peanuts 225g - 9 syns for 30g. 
• Walkers Sensations Thai Sweet Chilli Coated Sharing Peanuts 150g - 8 syns. 
• Tesco Crispy Coated Peanuts Sweet Chilli 200g - 7 syns a serving. 
• Tesco Milk Chocolate Peanuts 200g - 7 syns. 
• KP Honey Roast Peanuts 225g - 9 syns. 
• Tesco Salted Roasted Peanuts 200g - 8 syns. 
• Aldi Everyday Essentials Roasted Salted Peanuts 200g - 9.5 syns for 30g.

How Do Dry Roasted Peanuts Compare To Raw Peanuts? 

You might be curious to see if dry roasted peanuts have any difference from raw peanuts in terms of syns, well, raw peanuts on average have 9 syns a serving for 30g, while for dry roasted peanuts this is between 9-10, so they have a similar syn value. 

The biggest difference you’ll notice between these two types of peanuts is the salt content and oil content since raw peanuts do not undergo any other processing for added flavour.

Low Syn Alternatives To Dry Roasted Peanuts 

If you're a lover of nuts, but find dry roasted peanuts to be too high in syns, we’ve got plenty of other low syn nut snacks to check out below. 

• Almonds, Whole - 0.5 syns per one. 
• Walnuts, No Shell - 7 syns for 20g. 
• Cashew Nuts, Unsalted - 0.5 syns a nut. 
• Brazil Nuts - 1 syn a nut.
• Pecan Nuts - 1 syn a nut.
• Pistachio Nuts, Roasted & Salted - 2 syns for 7g. 

Hazelnuts - 0.5 syns a nut. 

• Mixed Nuts & Raisins - 9.5 syns for 40g. 
• Mixed Nuts, Unsalted - 11.5 syns for 40g. 
• Macadamia Nuts, Salted, No Shell - 4 syns for 6. 

Last Words 

To conclude, dry roasted peanuts are very high in syns since they are generally high in fat and sodium, with the average 25g serving having about 13g of fat, therefore peanuts should be eaten in weighed out portions within moderation. 

As a healthier choice, we suggest picking peanuts which are not processed to reduce sodium intake or choosing a low syn alternative nut from our picks above which starts as little as 0.5 syns a nut.