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Beetroot vs. Peanut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between beetroot and peanuts?

  • Peanuts are richer than beetroot in copper, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin E, vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, folate, and vitamin B5.
  • Peanuts' daily need coverage for copper is 119% more.
  • The glycemic index of peanuts is lower.

We used Beets, raw and Peanuts, all types, raw types 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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +630.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +116.9%
Contains more IronIron +472.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1425.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +834.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +840%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +487.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +928.6%

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
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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 0% 0% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20725%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1964.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3512.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1040%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +419.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +120.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +775%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Peanut DV% diff.
Copper 0.075mg 1.144mg 119%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 15.558g 103%
Fats 0.17g 49.24g 75%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 12.066mg 73%
Manganese 0.329mg 1.934mg 70%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 24.426g 61%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 8.33mg 55%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.64mg 51%
Protein 1.61g 25.8g 48%
Phosphorus 40mg 376mg 48%
Iron 0.8mg 4.58mg 47%
Magnesium 23mg 168mg 35%
Folate 109µg 240µg 33%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 1.767mg 32%
Saturated fat 0.027g 6.279g 28%
Zinc 0.35mg 3.27mg 27%
Calories 43kcal 567kcal 26%
Fiber 2.8g 8.5g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.348mg 22%
Selenium 0.7µg 7.2µg 12%
Potassium 325mg 705mg 11%
Calcium 16mg 92mg 8%
Choline 6mg 52.5mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.135mg 7%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 0mg 5%
Sodium 78mg 18mg 3%
Carbs 9.56g 16.13g 2%
Net carbs 6.76g 7.63g N/A
Sugar 6.76g 4.72g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.25mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.883mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0.907mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 1.672mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0.926mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.317mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 1.377mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 1.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0.652mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Peanut
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26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more WaterWater +1247.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1502.5%
Contains more FatsFats +28864.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +68.7%
Contains more OtherOther +115.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Peanut
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14% 53% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.426 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.558 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +76231.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25830%

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients
  2. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/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.