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Garlic vs. Pecan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between garlic and pecan?

  • Garlic is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, and selenium, yet pecan is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Pecan's daily need coverage for manganese is 123% more.
  • Garlic has 28 times more vitamin C than pecan. While garlic has 31.2mg of vitamin C, pecan has only 1.1mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in garlic is lower.
  • The glycemic index of pecan is lower.

We used Garlic, raw and Nuts, pecans 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.
Garlic
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Pecan
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +158.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +273.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +384%
Contains more IronIron +48.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +301.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +290.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +169.1%
~equal in Potassium ~410mg

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.
Garlic
2
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Pecan
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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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2736.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +488.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +230%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +105.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +633.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +74.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Pecan DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 21.614g 142%
Manganese 1.672mg 4.5mg 123%
Fats 0.5g 71.97g 110%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 40.801g 102%
Copper 0.299mg 1.2mg 100%
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.21mg 79%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.66mg 38%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 1.1mg 33%
Zinc 1.16mg 4.53mg 31%
Fiber 2.1g 9.6g 30%
Saturated fat 0.089g 6.18g 28%
Calories 149kcal 691kcal 27%
Magnesium 25mg 121mg 23%
Selenium 14.2µg 3.8µg 19%
Phosphorus 153mg 277mg 18%
Calcium 181mg 70mg 11%
Iron 1.7mg 2.53mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1.4mg 9%
Protein 6.36g 9.17g 6%
Carbs 33.06g 13.86g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.863mg 5%
Folate 3µg 22µg 5%
Choline 23.2mg 40.5mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 1.167mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.13mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 3.5µg 2%
Sodium 17mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 4.26g N/A
Potassium 401mg 410mg 0%
Sugar 1g 3.97g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.093mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.336mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.598mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.287mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.426mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.411mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.262mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
3
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Pecan
2
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +138.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1564.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +44.2%
Contains more FatsFats +14294%
~equal in Other ~1.48g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +370818.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8580.3%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/nutrients
  2. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/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.