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Brazil nut vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brazil nut and cod

  • Brazil nut has more selenium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin E; however, cod is higher in vitamin B5 and vitamin B12.
  • Brazil nut covers your daily need for selenium, 3425% more than cod.
  • Brazil nut has 123 times more saturated fat than cod. While brazil nut has 16.134g of saturated fat, cod has only 0.131g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched and Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw.

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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%
Cod
Cod
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1075%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.6%
Contains more IronIron +539.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +6125%
Contains more ZincZinc +802.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +257.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8053.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5691.5%

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.
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%
Cod
Cod
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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 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3% 36%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +782.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +711.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +214.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +599.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +83052.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +142.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +126.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brazil nut Cod DV% diff.
Selenium 1917µg 33.1µg 3425%
Vitamin B5 0.184mg 153mg 3056%
Copper 1.743mg 0.028mg 191%
Polyunsaturated fat 24.399g 0.231g 161%
Fats 67.1g 0.67g 102%
Magnesium 376mg 32mg 82%
Phosphorus 725mg 203mg 75%
Saturated fat 16.134g 0.131g 73%
Monounsaturated fat 23.879g 0.094g 59%
Manganese 1.223mg 0.015mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.617mg 0.076mg 45%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.91µg 38%
Vitamin E 5.65mg 0.64mg 33%
Zinc 4.06mg 0.45mg 33%
Fiber 7.5g 0g 30%
Calories 659kcal 82kcal 29%
Iron 2.43mg 0.38mg 26%
Calcium 160mg 16mg 14%
Cholesterol 0mg 43mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.101mg 0.245mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 2.063mg 11%
Choline 28.8mg 65.2mg 7%
Potassium 659mg 413mg 7%
Protein 14.32g 17.81g 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.9µg 5%
Vitamin D 0IU 36IU 5%
Folate 22µg 7µg 4%
Carbs 11.74g 0g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.065mg 2%
Sodium 3mg 54mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 1mg 0%
Net carbs 4.24g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 0g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 0.365mg 0.781mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.518mg 0.821mg 0%
Leucine 1.19mg 1.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 1.635mg 0%
Methionine 1.124mg 0.527mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.639mg 0.695mg 0%
Valine 0.76mg 0.917mg 0%
Histidine 0.409mg 0.524mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.064g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.12g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.018g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.01g 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
Cod
Cod
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18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +9914.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1040%
Contains more ProteinProtein +24.4%
Contains more WaterWater +2274.9%

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
Cod
Cod
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29% 21% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.131 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.231 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25303.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10462.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/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.