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Beechnuts vs. Alfalfa seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beechnuts and alfalfa seeds different?

  • Beechnuts are richer in copper, manganese, vitamin B6, potassium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and iron, while alfalfa seeds are higher in phosphorus.
  • Beechnuts cover your daily need for copper, 57% more than alfalfa seeds.
  • Beechnuts contain 83 times more saturated fat than alfalfa seeds. Beechnuts contain 5.719g of saturated fat, while alfalfa seeds contain 0.069g.

Nuts, beechnuts, dried and Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 90% 92% 223% 9.8% 0% 5% 175% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 9.6% 7% 36% 52% 25% 30% 0.78% 25% 3.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1187.3%
Contains more IronIron +156.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +326.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +613.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3100%
Contains more ZincZinc +155.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.2%

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 52% 0% 0% 0% 76% 86% 16% 56% 158% 0% 0% 85% 0%
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 27% 2.7% 0.4% 0% 19% 29% 9% 34% 7.8% 0% 76% 27% 7.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +89%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +194.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1911.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +213.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beechnuts Alfalfa seeds DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 20.089g 0.409g 131%
Fats 50g 0.69g 76%
Copper 0.67mg 0.157mg 57%
Monounsaturated fat 21.892g 0.056g 55%
Vitamin B6 0.684mg 0.034mg 50%
Manganese 1.341mg 0.188mg 50%
Calories 576kcal 23kcal 28%
Potassium 1017mg 79mg 28%
Saturated fat 5.719g 0.069g 26%
Vitamin K 30.5µg 25%
Folate 113µg 36µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.371mg 0.126mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.304mg 0.076mg 19%
Iron 2.46mg 0.96mg 19%
Carbs 33.5g 2.1g 10%
Phosphorus 0mg 70mg 10%
Vitamin C 15.5mg 8.2mg 8%
Fiber 1.9g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.925mg 0.563mg 7%
Magnesium 0mg 27mg 6%
Zinc 0.36mg 0.92mg 5%
Protein 6.2g 3.99g 4%
Calcium 1mg 32mg 3%
Choline 14.4mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.877mg 0.481mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 8µg 1%
Sodium 38mg 6mg 1%
Net carbs 33.5g 0.2g N/A
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.069mg 0%
Threonine 0.221mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.245mg 0.143mg 0%
Leucine 0.367mg 0.267mg 0%
Lysine 0.367mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.146mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.262mg 0%
Valine 0.346mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 50% 34% 7% 4%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 50 g
Carbs: 33.5 g
Water: 6.6 g
Other: 3.7 g
4% 2% 93%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 0.69 g
Carbs: 2.1 g
Water: 92.82 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.4%
Contains more FatsFats +7146.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1495.2%
Contains more OtherOther +825%
Contains more WaterWater +1306.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 46% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.719 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.892 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 20.089 g
13% 10% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.409 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38992.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4811.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Beechnuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170161/nutrients
  2. Alfalfa seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168384/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.