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Walnut vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between walnut and icing

  • Icing has less copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, iron, vitamin B1, zinc, fiber, and folate.
  • Walnut covers your daily copper needs 176% more than icing.
  • The glycemic index of icing is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, walnuts, english and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat.

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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%
Icing
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1197.1%
Contains more IronIron +1718.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +4314.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1822.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4800%

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
8
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%
Icing
3
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% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3310%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +411.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +936.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1125%
Contains more CholineCholine +1604.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +118.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +101.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +381.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut Icing DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 47.174g 7.951g 261%
Copper 1.586mg 0mg 176%
Manganese 3.414mg 0mg 148%
Fats 65.21g 16.23g 75%
Phosphorus 346mg 18mg 47%
Vitamin B6 0.537mg 0mg 41%
Magnesium 158mg 1mg 37%
Iron 2.91mg 0.16mg 34%
Protein 15.23g 0g 30%
Vitamin B1 0.341mg 0.01mg 28%
Fiber 6.7g 0g 27%
Zinc 3.09mg 0.07mg 27%
Folate 98µg 8µg 23%
Carbs 13.71g 67.89g 18%
Saturated fat 6.126g 2.974g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.302mg 12%
Calories 654kcal 418kcal 12%
Potassium 441mg 34mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 0.055mg 10%
Calcium 98mg 3mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 8.933g 4.86g 10%
Selenium 4.9µg 0.1µg 9%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 13µg 9%
Sodium 2mg 184mg 8%
Choline 39.2mg 2.3mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.125mg 0.22mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 1.53mg 6%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 7.01g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 2.61g 63.1g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 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
Walnut
3
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
Icing
2
16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +301.8%
Contains more OtherOther +119.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +395.2%
Contains more WaterWater +270.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
2
10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 g
Icing
1
19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +493.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.5%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.