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Brazil nut vs. Fortune cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brazil nut and fortune cookie different?

  • Brazil nut has more selenium, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, vitamin E, vitamin B1, zinc, and fiber than fortune cookie.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for brazil nut is 3480% higher.
  • Brazil nut contains 188 times more vitamin E than fortune cookie. While brazil nut contains 5.65mg of vitamin E, fortune cookie contains only 0.03mg.
  • Fortune cookie has less saturated fat.
  • Brazil nut has a lower glycemic index (10) than fortune cookie (77).

Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched and Cookies, fortune 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 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 5% 3.6% 3.6% 54% 20% 4.6% 15% 4% 25% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +5271.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1507.3%
Contains more IronIron +68.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +2805%
Contains more ZincZinc +2288.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1971.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +543.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66003.4%

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% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 46% 30% 35% 18% 3% 1.3% 2.8% 50% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +18733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +239%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +676.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +380%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +523.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brazil nut Fortune cookie DV% diff.
Selenium 1917µg 2.9µg 3480%
Copper 1.743mg 0.06mg 187%
Polyunsaturated fat 24.399g 0.466g 160%
Phosphorus 725mg 35mg 99%
Fats 67.1g 2.7g 99%
Magnesium 376mg 7mg 88%
Saturated fat 16.134g 0.669g 70%
Monounsaturated fat 23.879g 1.345g 56%
Manganese 1.223mg 0.19mg 45%
Vitamin E 5.65mg 0.03mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.617mg 0.182mg 36%
Zinc 4.06mg 0.17mg 35%
Carbs 11.74g 84g 24%
Fiber 7.5g 1.6g 24%
Protein 14.32g 4.2g 20%
Potassium 659mg 41mg 18%
Calcium 160mg 12mg 15%
Calories 659kcal 378kcal 14%
Iron 2.43mg 1.44mg 12%
Folate 22µg 66µg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 1.84mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.101mg 0.013mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.13mg 7%
Choline 28.8mg 6mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.184mg 0.297mg 2%
Sodium 3mg 31mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.1µg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 4.24g 82.4g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 45.42g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.061mg 0%
Threonine 0.365mg 0.123mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.518mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 1.19mg 0.295mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0.157mg 0%
Methionine 1.124mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.639mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.76mg 0.192mg 0%
Histidine 0.409mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
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
4% 3% 84% 8%
Protein: 4.2 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 84 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +241%
Contains more FatsFats +2385.2%
Contains more OtherOther +210.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +615.5%
Contains more WaterWater +133.9%

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
27% 54% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.345 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.466 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1675.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5135.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.9%

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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. Fortune cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172722/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.