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Nutmeg vs. Truffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between nutmeg and truffle

  • Nutmeg has more copper, manganese, vitamin B1, and magnesium; however, truffle is higher in fiber, selenium, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, and potassium.
  • Truffle covers your daily need for fiber, 197% more than nutmeg.
  • Nutmeg has 23 times more vitamin B1 than truffle. While nutmeg has 0.346mg of vitamin B1, truffle has only 0.015mg.
  • The glycemic index of truffle is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, nutmeg, ground and Fungi, Cloud ears, dried.

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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.
Nutmeg
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 59% 48% 67% 221% 61% 36% 79% 4.6% 254% 237%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +120.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +461.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +62.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +115.4%
Contains more IronIron +93.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2612.5%

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.
Nutmeg
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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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
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% 3.8% 195% 118% 29% 26% 0% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2206.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1380.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +382.4%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nutmeg Truffle DV% diff.
Fiber 20.8g 70.1g 197%
Saturated fat 25.94g 118%
Copper 1.027mg 0.183mg 94%
Selenium 1.6µg 43.4µg 76%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.844mg 61%
Fats 36.31g 0.73g 55%
Manganese 2.9mg 1.951mg 41%
Iron 3.04mg 5.88mg 36%
Vitamin B3 1.299mg 6.267mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.346mg 0.015mg 28%
Magnesium 183mg 83mg 24%
Calories 525kcal 284kcal 12%
Potassium 350mg 754mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.481mg 10%
Folate 76µg 38µg 10%
Zinc 2.15mg 1.32mg 8%
Carbs 49.29g 73.01g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.22g 8%
Protein 5.84g 9.25g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 0.112mg 4%
Phosphorus 213mg 184mg 4%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 184mg 159mg 3%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.35g 2%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 16mg 35mg 1%
Net carbs 28.49g 2.91g N/A
Sugar 2.99g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nutmeg
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6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 g
9% 73% 15% 2%
Protein: 9.25 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 73.01 g
Water: 14.8 g
Other: 2.21 g
Contains more FatsFats +4874%
Contains more ProteinProtein +58.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.1%
Contains more WaterWater +137.6%
~equal in Other ~2.21g

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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. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/nutrients
  2. Truffle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168581/nutrients

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

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