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Peanut vs. Tamarind — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peanuts and tamarind different?

  • Peanuts have more copper, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin E, phosphorus, vitamin B5, zinc, iron, and vitamin B6 than tamarind.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for peanuts is 118% higher.
  • Peanuts contain 83 times more vitamin E than tamarind. While peanuts contain 8.33mg of vitamin E, tamarind contains only 0.1mg.
  • Tamarind has less saturated fat.

Peanuts, all types, raw and Tamarinds, 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.
Peanut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 66% 22% 55% 105% 29% 2.7% 48% 3.7% 0% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +82.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.3%
Contains more IronIron +63.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1230.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +3170%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +232.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +453.8%

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.
Peanut
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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 0% 0% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
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 12% 0.67% 2% 0% 107% 35% 36% 8.6% 15% 0% 7% 11% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +8230%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +49.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +522.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1135.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +427.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1614.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +510.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut Tamarind DV% diff.
Copper 1.144mg 0.086mg 118%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.558g 0.059g 103%
Manganese 1.934mg 84%
Fats 49.24g 0.6g 75%
Vitamin B3 12.066mg 1.938mg 63%
Monounsaturated fat 24.426g 0.181g 61%
Folate 240µg 14µg 57%
Vitamin E 8.33mg 0.1mg 55%
Protein 25.8g 2.8g 46%
Phosphorus 376mg 113mg 38%
Vitamin B5 1.767mg 0.143mg 32%
Zinc 3.27mg 0.1mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.279g 0.272g 27%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.066mg 22%
Iron 4.58mg 2.8mg 22%
Magnesium 168mg 92mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.64mg 0.428mg 18%
Calories 567kcal 239kcal 16%
Carbs 16.13g 62.5g 15%
Fiber 8.5g 5.1g 14%
Selenium 7.2µg 1.3µg 11%
Choline 52.5mg 8.6mg 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.5mg 4%
Potassium 705mg 628mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.8µg 2%
Calcium 92mg 74mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.152mg 1%
Net carbs 7.63g 57.4g N/A
Sugar 4.72g 38.8g N/A
Sodium 18mg 28mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.25mg 0.018mg 0%
Threonine 0.883mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.907mg 0%
Leucine 1.672mg 0%
Lysine 0.926mg 0.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.317mg 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.377mg 0%
Valine 1.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peanut
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26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 g
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 62.5 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 2.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +821.4%
Contains more FatsFats +8106.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +287.5%
Contains more WaterWater +383.1%
Contains more OtherOther +15.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peanut
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14% 53% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.426 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.558 g
53% 35% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.181 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13395%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26269.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.7%

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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. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/nutrients
  2. Tamarind - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167763/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.