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Pistachio vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pistachios and baby food?

  • Pistachios are richer in vitamin B6, copper, and potassium, yet baby food is richer in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, and selenium.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 545% higher.
  • Pistachios have 9 times more vitamin B6 than baby food. Pistachios have 1.7mg of vitamin B6, while baby food has 0.189mg.
  • Baby food contains less saturated fat.
  • Pistachios have a lower glycemic index than baby food.

We used Nuts, pistachio nuts, raw and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified 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 86% 32% 90% 147% 433% 60% 210% 0.13% 157% 38%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +289.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +598.1%
Contains more IronIron +1111.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +270%
~equal in Zinc ~2.4mg

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 19% 8.7% 57% 0% 218% 37% 24% 31% 392% 0% 0% 38% 0%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +143.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +799.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +28.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +180.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1598.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2570.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +106.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pistachio Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 3.92mg 47.5mg 545%
Vitamin B3 1.3mg 34.714mg 209%
Vitamin B2 0.16mg 2.717mg 197%
Vitamin B1 0.87mg 2.438mg 131%
Vitamin B6 1.7mg 0.189mg 116%
Copper 1.3mg 0.334mg 107%
Polyunsaturated fat 14.38g 1.697g 85%
Calcium 105mg 733mg 63%
Fats 45.32g 4.4g 63%
Monounsaturated fat 23.257g 1.206g 55%
Manganese 1.2mg 52%
Selenium 7µg 25.9µg 34%
Saturated fat 5.907g 0.769g 23%
Potassium 1025mg 437mg 17%
Protein 20.16g 12.2g 16%
Carbs 27.17g 73.4g 15%
Phosphorus 490mg 392mg 14%
Fiber 10.6g 7.5g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.52mg 1.074mg 11%
Calories 560kcal 379kcal 9%
Vitamin E 2.86mg 3.68mg 5%
Magnesium 121mg 100mg 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 2.3mg 4%
Vitamin A 26µg 1µg 3%
Zinc 2.2mg 2.4mg 2%
Folate 51µg 43µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Starch 1.67g 1%
Net carbs 16.57g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 7.66g 0.87g N/A
Sodium 1mg 3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.251mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.684mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.917mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.604mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 1.138mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.36mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.092mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 1.249mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.512mg 0.286mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 14.091g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 45% 27% 4% 3%
Protein: 20.16 g
Fats: 45.32 g
Carbs: 27.17 g
Water: 4.37 g
Other: 2.98 g
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +65.2%
Contains more FatsFats +930%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +170.2%
Contains more WaterWater +53.3%
Contains more OtherOther +10.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 53% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.907 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.257 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 14.38 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1828.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +747.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87%

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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. Pistachio - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170184/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.