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Apple vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are apples and walnut different?

  • Walnut is higher than apples in copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, iron, zinc, vitamin B1, and folate.
  • Walnut covers your daily need for copper, 173% more than apples.
  • Apples are lower in saturated fat.
  • Apples have a higher glycemic index (36) than walnut (0).

Apples, raw, with skin and Nuts, walnuts, english types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Apple
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Walnut
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3060%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1533.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +312.1%
Contains more IronIron +2325%
Contains more CopperCopper +5774.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +7625%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3045.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9654.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Apple
2
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Walnut
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +253.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +288.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1905.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +476.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1136.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +834.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1209.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +3166.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +1052.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apple Walnut DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.051g 47.174g 314%
Copper 0.027mg 1.586mg 173%
Manganese 0.035mg 3.414mg 147%
Fats 0.17g 65.21g 100%
Phosphorus 11mg 346mg 48%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.537mg 38%
Magnesium 5mg 158mg 36%
Iron 0.12mg 2.91mg 35%
Calories 52kcal 654kcal 30%
Protein 0.26g 15.23g 30%
Saturated fat 0.028g 6.126g 28%
Zinc 0.04mg 3.09mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.341mg 27%
Folate 3µg 98µg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 8.933g 22%
Fiber 2.4g 6.7g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.15mg 10%
Potassium 107mg 441mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 0.57mg 10%
Selenium 0µg 4.9µg 9%
Calcium 6mg 98mg 9%
Fructose 5.9g 0.09g 7%
Choline 3.4mg 39.2mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.091mg 1.125mg 6%
Vitamin C 4.6mg 1.3mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.7mg 3%
Net carbs 11.41g 7.01g N/A
Carbs 13.81g 13.71g 0%
Sugar 10.39g 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.05g 0.06g 0%
Sodium 1mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2.7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.001mg 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.006mg 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.006mg 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.012mg 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.006mg 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.012mg 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.391mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Apple
2
14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Walnut
3
15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +2002.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +5757.7%
Contains more FatsFats +38258.8%
Contains more OtherOther +790%
~equal in Carbs ~13.71g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Apple
1
33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Walnut
2
10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +127514.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92398%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Apple
2
20% 23% 56%
Starch: 0.05 g
Sucrose: 2.07 g
Glucose: 2.43 g
Fructose: 5.9 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Walnut
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2% 91% 3% 3%
Starch: 0.06 g
Sucrose: 2.43 g
Glucose: 0.08 g
Fructose: 0.09 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +2937.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +6455.6%
Contains more StarchStarch +20%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +17.4%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/nutrients
  2. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.