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Merlot vs. Avocado — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are merlot and avocadoes different?

  • Avocadoes have more vitamin B5, fiber, folate, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1 than merlot.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B5 for avocadoes is 27% higher.
  • Merlot has a lower glycemic index (15) than avocadoes (40).

Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot and Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties are the varieties 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.
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +141.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +281.9%
Contains more IronIron +19.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1627.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +357.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Manganese ~0.142mg

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.
Merlot
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Avocado
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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 33% 2.3% 41% 0% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61% 7.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1240%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +319.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +675.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4530%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +350.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +8000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Merlot Avocado DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.03mg 1.389mg 27%
Fiber 0g 6.7g 27%
Monounsaturated fat 9.799g 24%
Fats 0g 14.66g 23%
Folate 1µg 81µg 20%
Copper 0.011mg 0.19mg 20%
Vitamin K 21µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.057mg 0.257mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.816g 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 10mg 11%
Potassium 127mg 485mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.126g 10%
Vitamin B3 0.224mg 1.738mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.13mg 8%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.64mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.067mg 5%
Protein 0.07g 2g 4%
Calories 83kcal 160kcal 4%
Magnesium 12mg 29mg 4%
Phosphorus 23mg 52mg 4%
Choline 14.2mg 3%
Carbs 2.51g 8.53g 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Iron 0.46mg 0.55mg 1%
Net carbs 2.51g 1.83g N/A
Calcium 8mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 0.62g 0.66g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Sodium 4mg 7mg 0%
Manganese 0.132mg 0.142mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.143mg 0%
Lysine 0.132mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0%
Valine 0.107mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 g
Contains more WaterWater +18.2%
Contains more OtherOther +585.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2757.1%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +239.8%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients
  2. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/nutrients

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

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