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Brussels sprouts vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between Brussels sprouts and walnut

  • Brussels sprouts have more vitamin K and vitamin C; however, walnut is higher in copper, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, and iron.
  • Walnut covers your daily need for copper, 168% more than Brussels sprouts.
  • Brussels sprouts have 66 times more vitamin K than walnut. While Brussels sprouts have 177µg of vitamin K, walnut has only 2.7µg.
  • Brussels sprouts have less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Brussels sprouts, raw 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 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
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 +587%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.4%
Contains more IronIron +107.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +2165.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +635.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +401.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +913.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +206.3%

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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 10%
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 +6438.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +145.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +84.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +145.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +60.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +105.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brussels sprouts Walnut DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 153g 47.174g 706%
Copper 0.07mg 1.586mg 168%
Vitamin K 177µg 2.7µg 145%
Manganese 0.337mg 3.414mg 134%
Fats 0.3g 65.21g 100%
Vitamin C 85mg 1.3mg 93%
Phosphorus 69mg 346mg 40%
Magnesium 23mg 158mg 32%
Calories 43kcal 654kcal 31%
Saturated fat 0.062g 6.126g 28%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.537mg 24%
Protein 3.38g 15.23g 24%
Zinc 0.42mg 3.09mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 8.933g 22%
Iron 1.4mg 2.91mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 0.341mg 17%
Fiber 3.8g 6.7g 12%
Folate 61µg 98µg 9%
Calcium 42mg 98mg 6%
Selenium 1.6µg 4.9µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.15mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.57mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 1µg 4%
Choline 19.1mg 39.2mg 4%
Carbs 8.95g 13.71g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 1.125mg 2%
Potassium 389mg 441mg 2%
Sodium 25mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.7mg 1%
Fructose 0.93g 0.09g 1%
Net carbs 5.15g 7.01g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.12mg 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.132mg 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 0.152mg 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.154mg 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.098mg 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.155mg 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 0.391mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 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 +2013%
Contains more ProteinProtein +350.6%
Contains more FatsFats +21636.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.2%
Contains more OtherOther +29.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 153 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 -99%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +224.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38739.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 37% 42%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.46 g
Glucose: 0.81 g
Fructose: 0.93 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 +912.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +933.3%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +428.3%
~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. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/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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