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Avocado vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between avocadoes and olive

  • Avocadoes have more vitamin B5, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin K, potassium, fiber, vitamin B3, and vitamin C; however, olive is richer in iron.
  • Olive covers your daily iron needs 34% more than avocadoes.
  • Avocadoes contain less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large).

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
Olive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +625%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5962.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +190.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1633.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +610%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +633.3%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%

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.
Avocado
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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 33% 2.3% 41% 0% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61% 7.7%
Olive
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1011.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4597.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +9160%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2755.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1400%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +185.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Avocado Olive DV% diff.
Iron 0.55mg 3.3mg 34%
Sodium 7mg 735mg 32%
Vitamin B5 1.389mg 0.015mg 27%
Folate 81µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.257mg 0.009mg 19%
Vitamin K 21µg 1.4µg 16%
Potassium 485mg 8mg 14%
Fiber 6.7g 3.2g 14%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.037mg 11%
Vitamin C 10mg 0.9mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0mg 10%
Calcium 12mg 88mg 8%
Copper 0.19mg 0.251mg 7%
Phosphorus 52mg 3mg 7%
Magnesium 29mg 4mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.816g 0.911g 6%
Fats 14.66g 10.68g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 9.799g 7.888g 5%
Manganese 0.142mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.003mg 5%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.22mg 4%
Saturated fat 2.126g 1.415g 3%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 1.65mg 3%
Calories 160kcal 115kcal 2%
Protein 2g 0.84g 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 20µg 1%
Choline 14.2mg 10.3mg 1%
Carbs 8.53g 6.26g 1%
Net carbs 1.83g 3.06g N/A
Sugar 0.66g 0g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.143mg 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.132mg 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.107mg 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0.023mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 g
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +138.1%
Contains more FatsFats +37.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.3%
Contains more OtherOther +41.1%
~equal in Water ~79.99g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 71% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.799 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.816 g
Olive
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +99.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.4%

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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. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/nutrients
  2. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.