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Vegetable vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are vegetable and walnut different?

  • Vegetable is higher in vitamin A; however, walnut is richer in copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, iron, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for walnut is 167% higher.
  • Vegetable contains 214 times more vitamin A than walnut. While vegetable contains 4277IU of vitamin A, walnut contains only 20IU.
  • Vegetable has less saturated fat.
  • Walnut has a lower glycemic index (0) than vegetable (66).

Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +618.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +292%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +160.9%
Contains more IronIron +254.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1810.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +530.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +578.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +800.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1533.3%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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 CVitamin C +146.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +21300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +770.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +84.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +380.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +277.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +625.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +415.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +62.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Walnut DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 47.174g 314%
Copper 0.083mg 1.586mg 167%
Manganese 0.379mg 3.414mg 132%
Fats 0.15g 65.21g 100%
Phosphorus 51mg 346mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.537mg 36%
Magnesium 22mg 158mg 32%
Calories 65kcal 654kcal 29%
Saturated fat 0.031g 6.126g 28%
Iron 0.82mg 2.91mg 26%
Protein 2.86g 15.23g 25%
Zinc 0.49mg 3.09mg 24%
Vitamin A 214µg 1µg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.341mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 8.933g 22%
Folate 19µg 98µg 20%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 2.7µg 17%
Fiber 4.4g 6.7g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.57mg 8%
Potassium 169mg 441mg 8%
Selenium 0.3µg 4.9µg 8%
Calcium 25mg 98mg 7%
Choline 24.1mg 39.2mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 1.125mg 2%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 1.3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.7mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.15mg 2%
Sodium 35mg 2mg 1%
Carbs 13.09g 13.71g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 7.01g N/A
Sugar 3.12g 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.391mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Walnut
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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 +1945%
Contains more ProteinProtein +432.5%
Contains more FatsFats +43373.3%
Contains more OtherOther +165.7%
~equal in Carbs ~13.71g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +89230%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +65419.4%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.