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Walnut vs. Brussels sprouts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between walnut and Brussels sprouts

  • Walnut has more copper, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, and iron; however, Brussels sprouts are higher in vitamin K and vitamin C.
  • Walnut covers your daily need for copper, 168% more than Brussels sprouts.
  • Walnut has 99 times more saturated fat than Brussels sprouts. While walnut has 6.126g of saturated fat, Brussels sprouts have only 0.062g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, walnuts, english and Brussels sprouts, raw.

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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.
Walnut
10
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +587%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.4%
Contains more IronIron +107.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +2165.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +635.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +401.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +913.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +206.3%

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.
Walnut
7
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%
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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +145.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +84.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +145.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +60.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +105.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +6438.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6455.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut Brussels sprouts DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 47.174g 153g 706%
Copper 1.586mg 0.07mg 168%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 177µg 145%
Manganese 3.414mg 0.337mg 134%
Fats 65.21g 0.3g 100%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 85mg 93%
Phosphorus 346mg 69mg 40%
Magnesium 158mg 23mg 32%
Calories 654kcal 43kcal 31%
Saturated fat 6.126g 0.062g 28%
Vitamin B6 0.537mg 0.219mg 24%
Protein 15.23g 3.38g 24%
Zinc 3.09mg 0.42mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 8.933g 0.023g 22%
Iron 2.91mg 1.4mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.341mg 0.139mg 17%
Fiber 6.7g 3.8g 12%
Folate 98µg 61µg 9%
Calcium 98mg 42mg 6%
Selenium 4.9µg 1.6µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.09mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 0.309mg 5%
Vitamin A 1µg 38µg 4%
Choline 39.2mg 19.1mg 4%
Carbs 13.71g 8.95g 2%
Vitamin B3 1.125mg 0.745mg 2%
Potassium 441mg 389mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.88mg 1%
Fructose 0.09g 0.93g 1%
Net carbs 7.01g 5.15g N/A
Sugar 2.61g 2.2g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0.12mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0.132mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0.152mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.154mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0.098mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0.155mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0.076mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +350.6%
Contains more FatsFats +21636.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.2%
Contains more OtherOther +29.9%
Contains more WaterWater +2013%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 153 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38739.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +224.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
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2% 91% 3% 3%
Starch: 0.06 g
Sucrose: 2.43 g
Glucose: 0.08 g
Fructose: 0.09 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
21% 37% 42%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.46 g
Glucose: 0.81 g
Fructose: 0.93 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +428.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +912.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +933.3%
~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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/nutrients
  2. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/nutrients

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

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