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Molasses vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are molasses and walnut different?

  • Molasses are higher in potassium and selenium; however, walnut is richer in copper, manganese, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, vitamin B1, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for walnut is 122% higher.
  • Molasses contain 4 times more selenium than walnut. While molasses contain 17.8µg of selenium, walnut contains only 4.9µg.
  • Molasses have less saturated fat.

Molasses and Nuts, walnuts, english 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 173% 62% 129% 177% 162% 7.9% 13% 4.8% 200% 97%
Walnut
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +53.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +109.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +232%
Contains more IronIron +62.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +263.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +225.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +965.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1016.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +123.1%

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 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% 10% 0.46% 17% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Walnut
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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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +731.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +7400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +194.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Molasses Walnut DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 47.174g 314%
Copper 0.487mg 1.586mg 122%
Fats 0.1g 65.21g 100%
Manganese 1.53mg 3.414mg 82%
Phosphorus 31mg 346mg 45%
Potassium 1464mg 441mg 30%
Protein 0g 15.23g 30%
Saturated fat 0.018g 6.126g 28%
Fiber 0g 6.7g 27%
Zinc 0.29mg 3.09mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.341mg 25%
Folate 0µg 98µg 25%
Iron 4.72mg 2.91mg 23%
Selenium 17.8µg 4.9µg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 8.933g 22%
Magnesium 242mg 158mg 20%
Carbs 74.73g 13.71g 20%
Calories 290kcal 654kcal 18%
Fructose 12.79g 0.09g 16%
Calcium 205mg 98mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.002mg 0.15mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0.537mg 10%
Choline 13.3mg 39.2mg 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.7mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 0.57mg 5%
Sodium 37mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.7µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.93mg 1.125mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.3mg 1%
Net carbs 74.73g 7.01g N/A
Sugar 74.72g 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 22% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 74.73 g
Water: 21.87 g
Other: 3.3 g
Walnut
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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 +445.1%
Contains more WaterWater +437.3%
Contains more OtherOther +85.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +65110%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Walnut
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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 -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27815.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94248%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
54% 22% 24%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 29.4 g
Glucose: 11.92 g
Fructose: 12.79 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Walnut
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2% 91% 3% 3%
Starch: 0.06 g
Sucrose: 2.43 g
Glucose: 0.08 g
Fructose: 0.09 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +1109.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +14800%
Contains more FructoseFructose +14111.1%
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. Molasses - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168820/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.

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