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Brazil nut vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between brazil nut and potato salad

  • Potato salad has less selenium, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B1, zinc, and fiber.
  • Brazil nut's daily need coverage for selenium is 3478% more.
  • Brazil nut has 25 times more magnesium than potato salad. Brazil nut has 376mg of magnesium, while potato salad has 15mg.
  • Potato salad is lower in saturated fat.
  • Potato salad has a higher glycemic index than brazil nut.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched and Potato salad, home-prepared.

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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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2406.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +742.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +159.4%
Contains more IronIron +273.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1377.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1209.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1294.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1110.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +46656.1%

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +701.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +214.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1328.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +201.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +190.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brazil nut Potato salad DV% diff.
Selenium 1917µg 4.1µg 3478%
Copper 1.743mg 0.118mg 181%
Polyunsaturated fat 24.399g 3.737g 138%
Phosphorus 725mg 52mg 96%
Fats 67.1g 8.2g 91%
Magnesium 376mg 15mg 86%
Saturated fat 16.134g 1.429g 67%
Monounsaturated fat 23.879g 2.48g 53%
Manganese 1.223mg 0.101mg 49%
Vitamin B1 0.617mg 0.077mg 45%
Vitamin E 5.65mg 38%
Zinc 4.06mg 0.31mg 34%
Calories 659kcal 143kcal 26%
Fiber 7.5g 1.3g 25%
Protein 14.32g 2.68g 23%
Sodium 3mg 529mg 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Iron 2.43mg 0.65mg 22%
Calcium 160mg 19mg 14%
Potassium 659mg 254mg 12%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 10mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.184mg 0.534mg 7%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 0.89mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Folate 22µg 7µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.101mg 0.141mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.06mg 2%
Carbs 11.74g 11.17g 0%
Net carbs 4.24g 9.87g N/A
Sugar 2.33g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.365mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.518mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 1.19mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 1.124mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.639mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.76mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.409mg 0.062mg 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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +434.3%
Contains more FatsFats +718.3%
Contains more OtherOther +75.4%
Contains more WaterWater +2122.2%
~equal in Carbs ~11.17g

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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +862.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +552.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.1%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.