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Avocado vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between avocadoes and walnut

  • Avocadoes have more vitamin B5; however, walnut has more copper, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Walnut's daily need coverage for copper is 155% more.
  • Avocadoes have 2 times more vitamin B5 than walnut. Avocadoes have 1.389mg of vitamin B5, while walnut has 0.57mg.
  • Avocadoes are lower in saturated fat.
  • Avocadoes have a higher glycemic index than walnut.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties and Nuts, walnuts, english.

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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%
Walnut
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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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +444.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +716.7%
Contains more IronIron +429.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +734.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +382.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +565.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2304.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1125%
~equal in Potassium ~441mg

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.
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%
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 +669.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +195.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +143.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +677.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +409%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +108.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +21%
Contains more CholineCholine +176.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Avocado Walnut DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 1.816g 47.174g 302%
Copper 0.19mg 1.586mg 155%
Manganese 0.142mg 3.414mg 142%
Fats 14.66g 65.21g 78%
Phosphorus 52mg 346mg 42%
Magnesium 29mg 158mg 31%
Iron 0.55mg 2.91mg 30%
Protein 2g 15.23g 26%
Calories 160kcal 654kcal 25%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.341mg 23%
Zinc 0.64mg 3.09mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.257mg 0.537mg 22%
Saturated fat 2.126g 6.126g 18%
Vitamin B5 1.389mg 0.57mg 16%
Vitamin K 21µg 2.7µg 15%
Vitamin C 10mg 1.3mg 10%
Calcium 12mg 98mg 9%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 0.7mg 9%
Selenium 0.4µg 4.9µg 8%
Choline 14.2mg 39.2mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 1.125mg 4%
Folate 81µg 98µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 9.799g 8.933g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.15mg 2%
Carbs 8.53g 13.71g 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 1µg 1%
Potassium 485mg 441mg 1%
Net carbs 1.83g 7.01g N/A
Sugar 0.66g 2.61g N/A
Fiber 6.7g 6.7g 0%
Starch 0.11g 0.06g 0%
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 0.143mg 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.132mg 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.107mg 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0.391mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0.09g 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
Walnut
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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 +1699.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +661.5%
Contains more FatsFats +344.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.7%
Contains more OtherOther +12.7%

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
Walnut
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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 -65.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2497.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~8.933g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 8% 49% 16% 13%
Starch: 0.11 g
Sucrose: 0.06 g
Glucose: 0.37 g
Fructose: 0.12 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 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 StarchStarch +83.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +362.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +33.3%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3950%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/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.

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