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Brazil nut vs. Soybean meal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brazil nut and soybean meal?

  • Brazil nut is higher in selenium and magnesium; however, soybean meal is richer in iron, manganese, folate, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and copper.
  • Brazil nut's daily need coverage for selenium is 3479% more.
  • Soybean meal contains 60 times less saturated fat than brazil nut. Brazil nut contains 16.134g of saturated fat, while soybean meal contains 0.268g.
  • Brazil nut has a lower glycemic index (10) than soybean meal (68).

We used Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched and Soy meal, defatted, raw types 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 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57990.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +52.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +277.8%
Contains more IronIron +463.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +24.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +210.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~701mg
~equal in Sodium ~3mg

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% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +617.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +776.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +973.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +463.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1277.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brazil nut Soybean meal DV% diff.
Selenium 1917µg 3.3µg 3479%
Polyunsaturated fat 24.399g 1.045g 156%
Iron 2.43mg 13.7mg 141%
Manganese 1.223mg 3.8mg 112%
Fats 67.1g 2.39g 100%
Saturated fat 16.134g 0.268g 72%
Protein 14.32g 49.2g 70%
Folate 22µg 303µg 70%
Monounsaturated fat 23.879g 0.409g 59%
Potassium 659mg 2490mg 54%
Vitamin E 5.65mg 38%
Vitamin B5 0.184mg 1.976mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.101mg 0.569mg 36%
Fiber 7.5g 30%
Copper 1.743mg 2mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.251mg 17%
Magnesium 376mg 306mg 17%
Calories 659kcal 337kcal 16%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 2.587mg 14%
Zinc 4.06mg 5.06mg 9%
Calcium 160mg 244mg 8%
Carbs 11.74g 35.89g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.617mg 0.691mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Phosphorus 725mg 701mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 4.24g 35.89g N/A
Sugar 2.33g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Sodium 3mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.653mg 0%
Threonine 0.365mg 1.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.518mg 2.18mg 0%
Leucine 1.19mg 3.66mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 2.991mg 0%
Methionine 1.124mg 0.606mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.639mg 2.346mg 0%
Valine 0.76mg 2.243mg 0%
Histidine 0.409mg 1.212mg 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
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more FatsFats +2707.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +243.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +205.7%
Contains more WaterWater +102.9%
Contains more OtherOther +63.2%

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
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5738.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2234.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

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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. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/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.