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Brazil nut vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brazil nut and icing different?

  • Brazil nut is higher than icing in selenium, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B1, zinc, fiber, and iron.
  • Brazil nut covers your daily need for selenium, 3485% more than icing.
  • Icing is lower in saturated fat.
  • Icing has a higher glycemic index (51) than brazil nut (10).

Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1838.2%
Contains more IronIron +1418.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +5700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3927.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1916900%

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%
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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 0% 0% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +269.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6070%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +234.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more CholineCholine +1152.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +762.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brazil nut Icing DV% diff.
Selenium 1917µg 0.1µg 3485%
Copper 1.743mg 0mg 194%
Polyunsaturated fat 24.399g 7.951g 110%
Phosphorus 725mg 18mg 101%
Magnesium 376mg 1mg 89%
Fats 67.1g 16.23g 78%
Saturated fat 16.134g 2.974g 60%
Manganese 1.223mg 0mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.617mg 0.01mg 51%
Monounsaturated fat 23.879g 4.86g 48%
Zinc 4.06mg 0.07mg 36%
Fiber 7.5g 0g 30%
Protein 14.32g 0g 29%
Iron 2.43mg 0.16mg 28%
Vitamin E 5.65mg 1.53mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.302mg 21%
Carbs 11.74g 67.89g 19%
Potassium 659mg 34mg 18%
Calcium 160mg 3mg 16%
Calories 659kcal 418kcal 12%
Vitamin K 0µg 13µg 11%
Sodium 3mg 184mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.101mg 0mg 8%
Choline 28.8mg 2.3mg 5%
Folate 22µg 8µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.184mg 0.055mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 4.24g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 63.1g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 0.22mg 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
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +313.4%
Contains more OtherOther +322.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +478.3%
Contains more WaterWater +340.6%

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
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +391.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +206.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.6%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.