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Pecan vs. Pineapple — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pecan and pineapple different?

  • Pecan is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, fiber, iron, and magnesium, while pineapple is higher in vitamin C.
  • Pecan covers your daily need for manganese, 155% more than pineapple.
  • Pecan contains 687 times more saturated fat than pineapple. Pecan contains 6.18g of saturated fat, while pineapple contains 0.009g.
  • Pineapple has a higher glycemic index (66) than pecan (10).

Nuts, pecans and Pineapple, raw, all varieties 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
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 8.6% 3.9% 9.6% 11% 37% 3.3% 3.4% 0.13% 121% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +908.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +438.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +276.1%
Contains more IronIron +772.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +990.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +3675%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3362.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +385.4%
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
9
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 159% 1% 0.4% 0% 20% 7.4% 9.4% 13% 26% 0% 1.8% 14% 3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +735.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +306.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +305.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +636.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4245.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Pineapple DV% diff.
Manganese 4.5mg 0.927mg 155%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 0.04g 144%
Copper 1.2mg 0.11mg 121%
Fats 71.97g 0.12g 111%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 0.013g 102%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 47.8mg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.079mg 48%
Zinc 4.53mg 0.12mg 40%
Phosphorus 277mg 8mg 38%
Fiber 9.6g 1.4g 33%
Calories 691kcal 50kcal 32%
Iron 2.53mg 0.29mg 28%
Saturated fat 6.18g 0.009g 28%
Magnesium 121mg 12mg 26%
Protein 9.17g 0.54g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 0.213mg 13%
Potassium 410mg 109mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 0.02mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.112mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.032mg 8%
Selenium 3.8µg 0.1µg 7%
Calcium 70mg 13mg 6%
Choline 40.5mg 5.5mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 0.5mg 4%
Fructose 0.04g 2.12g 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 0.7µg 2%
Folate 22µg 18µg 1%
Carbs 13.86g 13.12g 0%
Net carbs 4.26g 11.72g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 9.85g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0g 0%
Sodium 0mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0.021mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0.024mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0.01mg 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 13.12 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 0.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1598.1%
Contains more FatsFats +59875%
Contains more OtherOther +572.7%
Contains more WaterWater +2343.2%
~equal in Carbs ~13.12g

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
15% 21% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.009 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +313753.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +53935%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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
61% 18% 22%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.99 g
Glucose: 1.73 g
Fructose: 2.12 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +53.6%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +4225%
Contains more FructoseFructose +5200%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Pineapple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169124/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.