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Pecan vs. Apricot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pecan and apricots

  • Pecan has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, fiber, iron, and magnesium, while apricots have more vitamin A.
  • Pecan covers your daily need for manganese, 192% more than apricots.
  • Pecan contains 229 times more saturated fat than apricots. While pecan contains 6.18g of saturated fat, apricots contain only 0.027g.
  • Pecan has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pecan is 10, while the glycemic index of apricots is 34.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, pecans and Apricots, raw.

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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.
Pecan
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +438.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +548.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1438.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2165%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1104.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5744.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3700%

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.
Pecan
8
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
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 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +57.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +259.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +288.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +144.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +1346.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +809.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~3.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Apricot DV% diff.
Manganese 4.5mg 0.077mg 192%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 0.077g 144%
Copper 1.2mg 0.078mg 125%
Fats 71.97g 0.39g 110%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 0.17g 102%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.03mg 53%
Zinc 4.53mg 0.2mg 39%
Phosphorus 277mg 23mg 36%
Calories 691kcal 48kcal 32%
Fiber 9.6g 2g 30%
Saturated fat 6.18g 0.027g 28%
Iron 2.53mg 0.39mg 27%
Magnesium 121mg 10mg 26%
Protein 9.17g 1.4g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 0.24mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.054mg 12%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 10mg 10%
Vitamin A 3µg 96µg 10%
Selenium 3.8µg 0.1µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.04mg 7%
Choline 40.5mg 2.8mg 7%
Calcium 70mg 13mg 6%
Potassium 410mg 259mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 0.6mg 4%
Folate 22µg 9µg 3%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 0.89mg 3%
Fructose 0.04g 0.94g 1%
Carbs 13.86g 11.12g 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 9.24g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Sodium 0mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
4
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +555%
Contains more FatsFats +18353.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.6%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more WaterWater +2353.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23900.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27970.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
1
10% 88%
Starch: 0.46 g
Sucrose: 3.9 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.04 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
64% 26% 10%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.87 g
Glucose: 2.37 g
Fructose: 0.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +50.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +5825%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2250%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/nutrients
  2. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/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.