Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Candy bar vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Important differences between candy bar and walnut

  • Candy bar has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin E, and zinc; however, walnut has more manganese, copper, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, and fiber.
  • Candy bar's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 11728% more.
  • Candy bar has 7 times more vitamin B3 than walnut. Candy bar has 7.922mg of vitamin B3, while walnut has 1.125mg.
  • Candy bar has a higher glycemic index than walnut.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, peanut bar and Nuts, walnuts, english.

Infographic

Candy bar vs Walnut infographic
Infographic link

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 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
Walnut
7
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 ZincZinc +27.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25.6%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +104.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +174.7%
~equal in Potassium ~441mg
~equal in Selenium ~4.9µg

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 0% 0% 82% 0% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56% 16%
Walnut
6
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 EVitamin E +485.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +604.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28391.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +241%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +30.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Candy bar Walnut DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 153mg 0.537mg 11728%
Polyunsaturated fat 10.65g 47.174g 243%
Manganese 1.243mg 3.414mg 94%
Copper 0.774mg 1.586mg 90%
Fats 33.7g 65.21g 48%
Vitamin B3 7.922mg 1.125mg 42%
Iron 0.97mg 2.91mg 24%
Vitamin E 4.1mg 0.7mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.341mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 16.721g 8.933g 19%
Carbs 47.4g 13.71g 11%
Magnesium 110mg 158mg 11%
Fiber 4.1g 6.7g 10%
Zinc 3.94mg 3.09mg 8%
Saturated fat 4.678g 6.126g 7%
Calories 522kcal 654kcal 7%
Sodium 156mg 2mg 7%
Folate 75µg 98µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.83mg 0.57mg 5%
Phosphorus 308mg 346mg 5%
Choline 29.4mg 39.2mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.7µg 2%
Calcium 78mg 98mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.15mg 1%
Potassium 407mg 441mg 1%
Protein 15.5g 15.23g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.3mg 1%
Net carbs 43.3g 7.01g N/A
Sugar 42.22g 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 4.7µg 4.9µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.149mg 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.52mg 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.534mg 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 0.986mg 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.545mg 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.185mg 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.787mg 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.638mg 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.385mg 0.391mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Walnut
2
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 CarbsCarbs +245.7%
Contains more FatsFats +93.5%
Contains more WaterWater +154.4%
~equal in Protein ~15.23g
~equal in Other ~1.78g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 52% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.678 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.721 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.65 g
Walnut
1
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 -23.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +87.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +342.9%

People also compare

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. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.