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Pecan vs. Cocoa bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pecan and cocoa bean different?

  • Pecan is richer in vitamin B1 and manganese, while cocoa bean is higher in copper, iron, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B2, and selenium.
  • Cocoa bean covers your daily need for copper, 267% more than pecan.
  • Pecan contains 6 times more vitamin B1 than cocoa bean. Pecan contains 0.66mg of vitamin B1, while cocoa bean contains 0.11mg.

Nuts, pecans and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali types were 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.
Pecan
Pecan
2
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 340% 33% 221% 582% 1202% 174% 312% 2.5% 487% 72%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +293.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +58.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +512%
Contains more IronIron +513.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +200.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +40.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +162.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +247.4%

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
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 0% 0% 2% 0% 28% 106% 45% 15% 27% 0% 6% 24% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +239.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +45.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +255.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +253.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +105.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +45.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Cocoa bean DV% diff.
Copper 1.2mg 3.607mg 267%
Iron 2.53mg 15.52mg 162%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 0.42g 141%
Fats 71.97g 13.1g 91%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 4.39g 91%
Magnesium 121mg 476mg 85%
Fiber 9.6g 29.8g 81%
Phosphorus 277mg 728mg 64%
Potassium 410mg 2509mg 62%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.11mg 46%
Manganese 4.5mg 3.737mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.46mg 25%
Calories 691kcal 220kcal 24%
Caffeine 0mg 78mg 20%
Protein 9.17g 18.1g 18%
Selenium 3.8µg 13.2µg 17%
Zinc 4.53mg 6.37mg 17%
Carbs 13.86g 58.3g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 0.254mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 0.1mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 2.4mg 8%
Saturated fat 6.18g 7.76g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.118mg 7%
Choline 40.5mg 11.4mg 5%
Calcium 70mg 111mg 4%
Folate 22µg 32µg 3%
Sodium 0mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 2.4µg 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 28.5g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 1.76g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.716mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0.701mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 1.097mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0.907mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 1.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0.312mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
Pecan
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9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
18% 13% 58% 3% 8%
Protein: 18.1 g
Fats: 13.1 g
Carbs: 58.3 g
Water: 2.7 g
Other: 7.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +449.4%
Contains more WaterWater +30.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +320.6%
Contains more OtherOther +427%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
Pecan
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9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.76 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.42 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +829.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5046.2%

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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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/nutrients
  2. Cocoa bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169594/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.