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Pistachio vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pistachios and Peruvian groundcherry different?

  • Pistachios are higher in phosphorus, vitamin B1, iron, calcium, and vitamin B2; however, Peruvian groundcherry is richer in vitamin B3 and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for phosphorus for pistachios is 64% higher.
  • Pistachios contain 12 times more calcium than Peruvian groundcherry. While pistachios contain 105mg of calcium, Peruvian groundcherry contains only 9mg.

Nuts, pistachio nuts, raw and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), raw 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.
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 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1066.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +292%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1125%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +690.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +96.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +115.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pistachio Peruvian groundcherry DV% diff.
Copper 1.3mg 144%
Vitamin B6 1.7mg 131%
Polyunsaturated fat 14.38g 96%
Fats 45.32g 0.7g 69%
Phosphorus 490mg 40mg 64%
Vitamin B1 0.87mg 0.11mg 63%
Monounsaturated fat 23.257g 58%
Manganese 1.2mg 52%
Fiber 10.6g 42%
Protein 20.16g 1.9g 37%
Iron 3.92mg 1mg 37%
Potassium 1025mg 30%
Magnesium 121mg 29%
Saturated fat 5.907g 27%
Calories 560kcal 53kcal 25%
Zinc 2.2mg 20%
Vitamin E 2.86mg 19%
Folate 51µg 13%
Selenium 7µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.52mg 10%
Calcium 105mg 9mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.16mg 0.04mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.3mg 2.8mg 9%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 11mg 6%
Carbs 27.17g 11.2g 5%
Vitamin A 26µg 36µg 1%
Starch 1.67g 1%
Net carbs 16.57g 11.2g N/A
Sugar 7.66g N/A
Sodium 1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.251mg 0%
Threonine 0.684mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.917mg 0%
Leucine 1.604mg 0%
Lysine 1.138mg 0%
Methionine 0.36mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.092mg 0%
Valine 1.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.512mg 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
2% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +961.1%
Contains more FatsFats +6374.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +142.6%
Contains more OtherOther +272.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1854.2%

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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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/nutrients

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

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