Brazil nut vs. Lotus seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between brazil nut and lotus seeds

Brazil nut has more copper, magnesium, zinc, and phosphorus, while lotus seeds have more manganese, vitamin B6, potassium, folate, and iron.
Brazil nut's daily need coverage for copper is 155% higher.
Lotus seeds contain 49 times less saturated fat than brazil nut. Brazil nut contains 16.134g of saturated fat, while lotus seeds contain 0.33g.
Brazil nut has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of brazil nut is 10, while the glycemic index of lotus seeds is 45.

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched and Seeds, lotus seeds, 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.

Brazil nut

Lotus seeds

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+79%
Contains more CopperCopper	+398%
Contains more ZincZinc	+286.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+107.6%
Contains more IronIron	+45.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+89.5%

~equal in Calcium ~163mg

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.

Brazil nut

Lotus seeds

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+442.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+362.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+522.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+372.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.64mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	1917µg		3485%
Polyunsaturated fat	24.399g	1.166g	155%
Copper	1.743mg	0.35mg	155%
Fats	67.1g	1.97g	100%
Saturated fat	16.134g	0.33g	72%
Monounsaturated fat	23.879g	0.388g	59%
Manganese	1.223mg	2.318mg	48%
Vitamin B6	0.101mg	0.629mg	41%
Magnesium	376mg	210mg	40%
Vitamin E	5.65mg		38%
Fiber	7.5g		30%
Zinc	4.06mg	1.05mg	27%
Potassium	659mg	1368mg	21%
Folate	22µg	104µg	21%
Carbs	11.74g	64.47g	18%
Calories	659kcal	332kcal	16%
Phosphorus	725mg	626mg	14%
Iron	2.43mg	3.53mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.184mg	0.851mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.035mg	0.15mg	9%
Vitamin B3	0.295mg	1.6mg	8%
Choline	28.8mg		5%
Vitamin B1	0.617mg	0.64mg	2%
Protein	14.32g	15.41g	2%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	4.24g	64.47g	N/A
Calcium	160mg	163mg	0%
Sugar	2.33g		N/A
Starch	0.25g		0%
Sodium	3mg	5mg	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.221mg	0%
Threonine	0.365mg	0.747mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.518mg	0.765mg	0%
Leucine	1.19mg	1.215mg	0%
Lysine	0.49mg	0.985mg	0%
Methionine	1.124mg	0.267mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.639mg	0.767mg	0%
Valine	0.76mg	0.991mg	0%
Histidine	0.409mg	0.43mg	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