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Vegetable oil vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between vegetable oil and walnut

  • Vegetable oil has more vitamin E; however, walnut is richer in copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, iron, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Walnut covers your daily copper needs 176% more than vegetable oil.
  • Walnut has 21 times less vitamin E than vegetable oil. Vegetable oil has 14.78mg of vitamin E, while walnut has 0.7mg.
  • Walnut contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, corn, peanut, and olive and Nuts, walnuts, english.

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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 0% 0% 0% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Walnut
9
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +2138.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +15350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 0.11%
Walnut
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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 EVitamin E +2011.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +677.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +19500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable oil Walnut DV% diff.
Copper 0mg 1.586mg 176%
Manganese 0mg 3.414mg 148%
Monounsaturated fat 48.033g 8.933g 98%
Vitamin E 14.78mg 0.7mg 94%
Polyunsaturated fat 33.033g 47.174g 94%
Fats 100g 65.21g 54%
Phosphorus 0mg 346mg 49%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.537mg 41%
Magnesium 0mg 158mg 38%
Saturated fat 14.367g 6.126g 37%
Iron 0.13mg 2.91mg 35%
Protein 0g 15.23g 30%
Zinc 0.02mg 3.09mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.341mg 28%
Fiber 0g 6.7g 27%
Folate 0µg 98µg 25%
Vitamin K 21µg 2.7µg 15%
Potassium 0mg 441mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.15mg 12%
Calories 884kcal 654kcal 12%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.57mg 11%
Calcium 0mg 98mg 10%
Selenium 0µg 4.9µg 9%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.125mg 7%
Choline 0.2mg 39.2mg 7%
Carbs 0g 13.71g 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.3mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 7.01g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Sodium 0mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Walnut
4
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 FatsFats +53.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 50% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 g
Walnut
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +437.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42.8%

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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. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/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.