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Brazil nut vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between brazil nut and vegetable

  • Brazil nut has more selenium, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin E, and zinc; however, vegetable has more vitamin A.
  • Brazil nut's daily need coverage for selenium is 3485% more.
  • Brazil nut has 520 times more saturated fat than vegetable. Brazil nut has 16.134g of saturated fat, while vegetable has 0.031g.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index than brazil nut.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1609.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +540%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +289.9%
Contains more IronIron +196.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2000%
Contains more ZincZinc +728.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1321.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +222.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +638900%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1386.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +769%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +21.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +15.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +357.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +188.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brazil nut Vegetable DV% diff.
Selenium 1917µg 0.3µg 3485%
Copper 1.743mg 0.083mg 184%
Polyunsaturated fat 24.399g 0.072g 162%
Fats 67.1g 0.15g 103%
Phosphorus 725mg 51mg 96%
Magnesium 376mg 22mg 84%
Saturated fat 16.134g 0.031g 73%
Monounsaturated fat 23.879g 0.01g 60%
Vitamin B1 0.617mg 0.071mg 46%
Manganese 1.223mg 0.379mg 37%
Vitamin E 5.65mg 0.38mg 35%
Zinc 4.06mg 0.49mg 32%
Calories 659kcal 65kcal 30%
Vitamin A 0µg 214µg 24%
Protein 14.32g 2.86g 23%
Iron 2.43mg 0.82mg 20%
Vitamin K 0µg 23.5µg 20%
Potassium 659mg 169mg 14%
Calcium 160mg 25mg 14%
Fiber 7.5g 4.4g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.12mg 7%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 3.2mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 0.851mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.101mg 0.074mg 2%
Sodium 3mg 35mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.184mg 0.151mg 1%
Folate 22µg 19µg 1%
Choline 28.8mg 24.1mg 1%
Carbs 11.74g 13.09g 0%
Net carbs 4.24g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 3.12g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.365mg 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.518mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 1.19mg 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 1.124mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.639mg 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.76mg 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.409mg 0.073mg 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% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +400.7%
Contains more FatsFats +44633.3%
Contains more OtherOther +410.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.5%
Contains more WaterWater +2333.6%

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +238690%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33787.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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