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Brazil nut vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brazil nut and butterscotch different?

  • Brazil nut is higher than butterscotch in selenium, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin E, zinc, and iron.
  • Brazil nut covers your daily need for selenium, 3484% more than butterscotch.
  • Butterscotch is lower in saturated fat.
  • Butterscotch has a higher glycemic index (60) than brazil nut (10).

Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched and Candies, butterscotch types were 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 269% 48% 58% 91% 581% 111% 311% 0.39% 160% 10456%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21866.7%
Contains more IronIron +24200%
Contains more CopperCopper +174200%
Contains more ZincZinc +4411.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +122200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +319400%

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 2.3% 0% 113% 0% 154% 8.1% 5.5% 11% 23% 0% 0% 17% 16%
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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5041.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +118.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14650%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +3500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brazil nut Butterscotch DV% diff.
Selenium 1917µg 0.6µg 3484%
Copper 1.743mg 0.001mg 194%
Polyunsaturated fat 24.399g 0.122g 162%
Phosphorus 725mg 1mg 103%
Fats 67.1g 3.3g 98%
Magnesium 376mg 0mg 90%
Saturated fat 16.134g 2.065g 64%
Monounsaturated fat 23.879g 0.845g 58%
Manganese 1.223mg 0.001mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.617mg 0.012mg 50%
Vitamin E 5.65mg 0.09mg 37%
Zinc 4.06mg 0.09mg 36%
Iron 2.43mg 0.01mg 30%
Fiber 7.5g 0g 30%
Protein 14.32g 0.03g 29%
Carbs 11.74g 90.4g 26%
Potassium 659mg 3mg 19%
Sodium 3mg 391mg 17%
Calcium 160mg 4mg 16%
Calories 659kcal 391kcal 13%
Vitamin B6 0.101mg 0mg 8%
Folate 22µg 0µg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 0.8mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.184mg 0.004mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 0.002mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.016mg 1%
Net carbs 4.24g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 80.46g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.365mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.518mg 0%
Leucine 1.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 1.124mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.639mg 0%
Valine 0.76mg 0%
Histidine 0.409mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 23.859g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +47633.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1933.3%
Contains more OtherOther +235.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +670%
Contains more WaterWater +53.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 37% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.399 g
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2725.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19899.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.2%

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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. Brazil nut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170569/nutrients
  2. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.