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Feijoa vs. Brazil nut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between feijoa and brazil nut

  • Feijoa has more vitamin C; however, brazil nut has more copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin E, zinc, and iron.
  • Brazil nut's daily need coverage for copper is 190% more.
  • Feijoa has 47 times more vitamin C than brazil nut. Feijoa has 32.9mg of vitamin C, while brazil nut has 0.7mg.
  • Feijoa is lower in saturated fat.
  • Feijoa has a higher glycemic index than brazil nut.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Feijoa, raw and Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched.

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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.
Feijoa
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 15% 5.3% 12% 1.6% 8.1% 0.39% 11% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 269% 48% 58% 91% 581% 111% 311% 0.39% 160% 10456%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4077.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +841.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +283.1%
Contains more IronIron +1635.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +4741.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +6666.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3715.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1356%
~equal in Sodium ~3mg

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.
Feijoa
3
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 110% 0% 3.2% 0% 1.5% 4.2% 5.5% 14% 15% 0% 8.8% 17% 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 2.3% 0% 113% 0% 154% 8.1% 5.5% 11% 23% 0% 0% 17% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3431.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.295mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~22µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feijoa Brazil nut DV% diff.
Selenium 1917µg 3485%
Copper 0.036mg 1.743mg 190%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.136g 24.399g 162%
Fats 0.42g 67.1g 103%
Phosphorus 19mg 725mg 101%
Magnesium 9mg 376mg 87%
Saturated fat 0.104g 16.134g 73%
Monounsaturated fat 0.056g 23.879g 60%
Vitamin B1 0.006mg 0.617mg 51%
Manganese 0.084mg 1.223mg 50%
Vitamin E 0.16mg 5.65mg 37%
Vitamin C 32.9mg 0.7mg 36%
Zinc 0.06mg 4.06mg 36%
Calories 61kcal 659kcal 30%
Iron 0.14mg 2.43mg 29%
Protein 0.71g 14.32g 27%
Potassium 172mg 659mg 14%
Calcium 17mg 160mg 14%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Fiber 6.4g 7.5g 4%
Fructose 2.95g 0g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.101mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 15.21g 11.74g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.035mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.233mg 0.184mg 1%
Net carbs 8.81g 4.24g N/A
Sugar 8.2g 2.33g N/A
Starch 0g 0.25g 0%
Sodium 3mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 0.295mg 0%
Folate 23µg 22µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.365mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.518mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 1.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.038mg 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 1.124mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.639mg 0%
Valine 0.019mg 0.76mg 0%
Histidine 0.009mg 0.409mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0g 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.107g 23.859g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feijoa
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15% 83%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.42 g
Carbs: 15.21 g
Water: 83.28 g
Other: 0.38 g
14% 67% 12% 3% 3%
Protein: 14.32 g
Fats: 67.1 g
Carbs: 11.74 g
Water: 3.42 g
Other: 3.42 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.6%
Contains more WaterWater +2335.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1916.9%
Contains more FatsFats +15876.2%
Contains more OtherOther +800%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feijoa
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35% 19% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.136 g
25% 37% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.399 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42541.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17840.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feijoa
3
36% 28% 36%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.93 g
Glucose: 2.32 g
Fructose: 2.95 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
10% 90%
Starch: 0.25 g
Sucrose: 2.33 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +25.8%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~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. Feijoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168176/nutrients
  2. Brazil nut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170569/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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