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Truffle vs. Nutmeg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between truffle and nutmeg

  • Truffle has more fiber, selenium, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, and potassium; however, nutmeg is higher in copper, manganese, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
  • Truffle covers your daily need for fiber, 197% more than nutmeg.
  • Truffle has 27 times more selenium than nutmeg. While truffle has 43.4µg of selenium, nutmeg has only 1.6µg.
  • The glycemic index of truffle is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fungi, Cloud ears, dried and Spices, nutmeg, ground.

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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 59% 48% 67% 221% 61% 36% 79% 4.6% 254% 237%
Nutmeg
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +115.4%
Contains more IronIron +93.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2612.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +120.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +461.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +62.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.6%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 195% 118% 29% 26% 0% 0% 29% 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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1380.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +382.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2206.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Truffle Nutmeg DV% diff.
Fiber 70.1g 20.8g 197%
Saturated fat 25.94g 118%
Copper 0.183mg 1.027mg 94%
Selenium 43.4µg 1.6µg 76%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.057mg 61%
Fats 0.73g 36.31g 55%
Manganese 1.951mg 2.9mg 41%
Iron 5.88mg 3.04mg 36%
Vitamin B3 6.267mg 1.299mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.346mg 28%
Magnesium 83mg 183mg 24%
Calories 284kcal 525kcal 12%
Potassium 754mg 350mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.481mg 10%
Folate 38µg 76µg 10%
Zinc 1.32mg 2.15mg 8%
Carbs 73.01g 49.29g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.22g 8%
Protein 9.25g 5.84g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.16mg 4%
Phosphorus 184mg 213mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Calcium 159mg 184mg 3%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.35g 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Sodium 35mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 2.91g 28.49g N/A
Sugar 2.99g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 73% 15% 2%
Protein: 9.25 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 73.01 g
Water: 14.8 g
Other: 2.21 g
Nutmeg
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6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +58.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.1%
Contains more WaterWater +137.6%
Contains more FatsFats +4874%
~equal in Other ~2.33g

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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. Truffle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168581/nutrients
  2. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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