Peanut vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between peanuts and baby food
- Peanuts have more copper, folate, and vitamin E; however, baby food has more iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, calcium, and selenium.
- Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 537% more.
- Peanuts have 8 times more saturated fat than baby food. Peanuts have 6.279g of saturated fat, while baby food has 0.769g.
- Baby food has a higher glycemic index than peanuts.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Peanuts, all types, raw and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified.
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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 | +68% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +61.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +242.5% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +36.3% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +696.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +937.1% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -83.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +259.7% |
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 EVitamin E | +126.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +64.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +84.1% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +458.1% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +126.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +280.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1912.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +187.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Iron | 4.58mg | 47.5mg | 537% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.135mg | 2.717mg | 199% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.64mg | 2.438mg | 150% |
| Vitamin B3 | 12.066mg | 34.714mg | 142% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 15.558g | 1.697g | 92% |
| Copper | 1.144mg | 0.334mg | 90% |
| Manganese | 1.934mg | 84% | |
| Fats | 49.24g | 4.4g | 69% |
| Calcium | 92mg | 733mg | 64% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 24.426g | 1.206g | 58% |
| Folate | 240µg | 43µg | 49% |
| Selenium | 7.2µg | 25.9µg | 34% |
| Vitamin E | 8.33mg | 3.68mg | 31% |
| Protein | 25.8g | 12.2g | 27% |
| Saturated fat | 6.279g | 0.769g | 25% |
| Carbs | 16.13g | 73.4g | 19% |
| Magnesium | 168mg | 100mg | 16% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.767mg | 1.074mg | 14% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.348mg | 0.189mg | 12% |
| Calories | 567kcal | 379kcal | 9% |
| Potassium | 705mg | 437mg | 8% |
| Zinc | 3.27mg | 2.4mg | 8% |
| Choline | 52.5mg | 23.2mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 8.5g | 7.5g | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 2.3mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 376mg | 392mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 18mg | 3mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0µg | 1.5µg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 7.63g | 65.9g | N/A |
| Sugar | 4.72g | 0.87g | N/A |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 1µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.25mg | 0.158mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.883mg | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.907mg | 0.477mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.672mg | 1.041mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.926mg | 0.404mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.317mg | 0.24mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.377mg | 0.672mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.082mg | 0.653mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.652mg | 0.286mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +111.5% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1019.1% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +355.1% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +41.6% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1925.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +816.8% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -87.8% |
