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Brazil nut vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between brazil nut and malt?

  • Brazil nut has more selenium, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin E, zinc, and fiber than malt.
  • Brazil nut's daily need coverage for selenium is 3476% higher.
  • Malt has 94 times less vitamin E than brazil nut. Brazil nut has 5.65mg of vitamin E, while malt has 0.06mg.
  • Malt is lower in saturated fat.
  • Malt has a higher glycemic index (59) than brazil nut (10).

We used Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk types in this comparison.

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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 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2406.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +283.1%
Contains more IronIron +1057.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +4610.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +890.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +696.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1428.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +35400%

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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1042.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +144.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +425.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +92.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brazil nut Malt DV% diff.
Selenium 1917µg 5.4µg 3476%
Copper 1.743mg 0.037mg 190%
Polyunsaturated fat 24.399g 0.208g 161%
Fats 67.1g 3.29g 98%
Phosphorus 725mg 91mg 91%
Magnesium 376mg 15mg 86%
Saturated fat 16.134g 1.883g 65%
Monounsaturated fat 23.879g 0.827g 58%
Manganese 1.223mg 0.08mg 50%
Vitamin B1 0.617mg 0.054mg 47%
Vitamin E 5.65mg 0.06mg 37%
Zinc 4.06mg 0.41mg 33%
Calories 659kcal 85kcal 29%
Fiber 7.5g 0.5g 28%
Iron 2.43mg 0.21mg 28%
Protein 14.32g 3.37g 22%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.42µg 18%
Potassium 659mg 172mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.184mg 11%
Calcium 160mg 98mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.101mg 0.046mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Folate 22µg 9µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.184mg 0.354mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 10mg 3%
Sodium 3mg 60mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0.1mg 1%
Carbs 11.74g 11.2g 0%
Net carbs 4.24g 10.7g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 6.68g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 0.259mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.365mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.518mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 1.19mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 1.124mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.639mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.76mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.409mg 0.077mg 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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3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +324.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1939.5%
Contains more OtherOther +327.5%
Contains more WaterWater +2278.4%
~equal in Carbs ~11.2g

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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65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2787.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11630.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.3%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/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.