Macadamia vs. Truffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are macadamia and truffle different?
- Macadamia is higher in vitamin B1, manganese, copper, and vitamin B6; however, truffle is richer in fiber, selenium, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, and potassium.
- Daily need coverage for fiber for truffle is 246% higher.
- Macadamia contains 80 times more vitamin B1 than truffle. While macadamia contains 1.195mg of vitamin B1, truffle contains only 0.015mg.
- Macadamia has a lower glycemic index (10) than truffle (45).
Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw and Fungi, Cloud ears, dried are the varieties used 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +56.6% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +313.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -85.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +111.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +87.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +104.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +59.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1105.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +7866.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +57.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +145.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +421% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +153.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +245.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Fiber | 8.6g | 70.1g | 246% |
Monounsaturated fat | 58.877g | 147% | |
Fats | 75.77g | 0.73g | 115% |
Vitamin B1 | 1.195mg | 0.015mg | 98% |
Manganese | 4.131mg | 1.951mg | 95% |
Selenium | 3.6µg | 43.4µg | 72% |
Copper | 0.756mg | 0.183mg | 64% |
Saturated fat | 12.061g | 55% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.162mg | 0.844mg | 52% |
Iron | 3.69mg | 5.88mg | 27% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.473mg | 6.267mg | 24% |
Calories | 718kcal | 284kcal | 22% |
Carbs | 13.82g | 73.01g | 20% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.275mg | 0.112mg | 13% |
Potassium | 368mg | 754mg | 11% |
Magnesium | 130mg | 83mg | 11% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.502g | 10% | |
Folate | 11µg | 38µg | 7% |
Calcium | 85mg | 159mg | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.758mg | 0.481mg | 6% |
Vitamin E | 0.54mg | 4% | |
Protein | 7.91g | 9.25g | 3% |
Phosphorus | 188mg | 184mg | 1% |
Sodium | 5mg | 35mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 1.2mg | 0mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 5.22g | 2.91g | N/A |
Sugar | 4.57g | N/A | |
Zinc | 1.3mg | 1.32mg | 0% |
Starch | 1.05g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.067mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.37mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.314mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.602mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.018mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.023mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.665mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.363mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.195mg | 0% | |
Fructose | 0.07g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +10279.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +16.9% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +428.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +988.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +93.9% |