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Corn nuts vs. Peanut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn nuts and peanuts different?

  • Peanuts are higher than corn nuts in copper, vitamin B3, manganese, folate, iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
  • Peanuts cover your daily need for copper, 112% more than corn nuts.
  • Corn nuts contain 33 times more sodium than peanuts. Corn nuts contain 600mg of sodium, while peanuts contain 18mg.
  • Corn nuts have a higher glycemic index (40) than peanuts (13).

Snacks, cornnuts, barbecue-flavor and Peanuts, all types, 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 78% 5.1% 25% 64% 45% 51% 121% 78% 64% 0%
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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 +54.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +441.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +146.5%
Contains more IronIron +169.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +741.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +297.1%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.3% 0% 5.7% 0% 88% 33% 28% 22% 43% 0% 0% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 167% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +82.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +700.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +372.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +86.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.135mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn nuts Peanut DV% diff.
Copper 0.136mg 1.144mg 112%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.22g 15.558g 82%
Vitamin B3 1.507mg 12.066mg 66%
Manganese 0.487mg 1.934mg 63%
Folate 0µg 240µg 60%
Vitamin E 8.33mg 56%
Fats 14.3g 49.24g 54%
Monounsaturated fat 7.36g 24.426g 43%
Iron 1.7mg 4.58mg 36%
Protein 9g 25.8g 34%
Vitamin B5 0.374mg 1.767mg 28%
Sodium 600mg 18mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.35mg 0.64mg 24%
Carbs 71.7g 16.13g 19%
Saturated fat 2.58g 6.279g 17%
Magnesium 109mg 168mg 14%
Zinc 1.88mg 3.27mg 13%
Phosphorus 283mg 376mg 13%
Selenium 7.2µg 13%
Potassium 286mg 705mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.187mg 0.348mg 12%
Choline 52.5mg 10%
Calcium 17mg 92mg 8%
Calories 436kcal 567kcal 7%
Vitamin A 17µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.135mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.1g 4.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 484kcal 220kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 23g 18g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 4.1 6.4 N/A
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 63.3g 7.63g N/A
Sugar 4.72g N/A
Fiber 8.4g 8.5g 0%
Tryptophan 0.25mg 0%
Threonine 0.883mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.907mg 0%
Leucine 1.672mg 0%
Lysine 0.926mg 0%
Methionine 0.317mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.377mg 0%
Valine 1.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 14% 72% 3%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 14.3 g
Carbs: 71.7 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 3.4 g
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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 CarbsCarbs +344.5%
Contains more OtherOther +45.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +186.7%
Contains more FatsFats +244.3%
Contains more WaterWater +306.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 56% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.58 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.22 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 -58.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +231.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +383.2%

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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. Corn nuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169672/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.