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Peppermint vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peppermint and walnut different?

  • Peppermint is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, and iron; however, walnut is richer in copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for walnut is 140% higher.
  • Peppermint contains 212 times more vitamin A than walnut. While peppermint contains 4248IU of vitamin A, walnut contains only 20IU.
  • Peppermint has less saturated fat.
  • Walnut has a lower glycemic index (0) than peppermint (70).

Peppermint, fresh and Nuts, walnuts, english 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
Walnut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +148%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29%
Contains more IronIron +74.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +97.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +382.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +178.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +374%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +190.3%

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.
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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 0%
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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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2346.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +21100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +315.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +68.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +316.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Walnut DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 47.174g 311%
Copper 0.329mg 1.586mg 140%
Fats 0.94g 65.21g 99%
Manganese 1.176mg 3.414mg 97%
Phosphorus 73mg 346mg 39%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 1.3mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.537mg 31%
Calories 70kcal 654kcal 29%
Saturated fat 0.246g 6.126g 27%
Iron 5.08mg 2.91mg 27%
Protein 3.75g 15.23g 23%
Vitamin A 212µg 1µg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 8.933g 22%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.341mg 22%
Magnesium 80mg 158mg 19%
Zinc 1.11mg 3.09mg 18%
Calcium 243mg 98mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.15mg 9%
Selenium 4.9µg 9%
Choline 39.2mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.57mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Fiber 8g 6.7g 5%
Potassium 569mg 441mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 1.125mg 4%
Folate 114µg 98µg 4%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Sodium 31mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 6.89g 7.01g N/A
Carbs 14.89g 13.71g 0%
Sugar 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.391mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
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15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +1832.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +306.1%
Contains more FatsFats +6837.2%
~equal in Carbs ~13.71g
~equal in Other ~1.78g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
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10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26969.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9186.2%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients
  2. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/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.