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Walnut vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between walnut and malt

  • Malt has less copper, manganese, vitamin B6, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, fiber, zinc, vitamin B1, and folate than walnut.
  • Walnut covers your daily need for copper, 172% more than malt.
  • Walnut has 43 times more manganese than malt. While walnut has 3.414mg of manganese, malt has only 0.08mg.
  • The glycemic index of malt is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, walnuts, english and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk.

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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
8
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%
Malt
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +953.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +156.4%
Contains more IronIron +1285.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +4186.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +653.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +280.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4167.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +10.2%
~equal in Calcium ~98mg

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
9
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%
Malt
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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +531.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +334.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1067.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
Contains more FolateFolate +988.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut Malt DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 47.174g 0.208g 313%
Copper 1.586mg 0.037mg 172%
Manganese 3.414mg 0.08mg 145%
Fats 65.21g 3.29g 95%
Vitamin B6 0.537mg 0.046mg 38%
Phosphorus 346mg 91mg 36%
Magnesium 158mg 15mg 34%
Iron 2.91mg 0.21mg 34%
Calories 654kcal 85kcal 28%
Fiber 6.7g 0.5g 25%
Protein 15.23g 3.37g 24%
Zinc 3.09mg 0.41mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.341mg 0.054mg 24%
Folate 98µg 9µg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 8.933g 0.827g 20%
Saturated fat 6.126g 1.883g 19%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.42µg 18%
Potassium 441mg 172mg 8%
Choline 39.2mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.125mg 0.259mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.06mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 0.354mg 4%
Sodium 2mg 60mg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 26µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.184mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0.1mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Carbs 13.71g 11.2g 1%
Selenium 4.9µg 5.4µg 1%
Net carbs 7.01g 10.7g N/A
Calcium 98mg 98mg 0%
Sugar 2.61g 6.68g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0.077mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Malt
1
3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +351.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1882.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.4%
Contains more OtherOther +122.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1898.5%

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
Malt
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65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +980.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22579.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.3%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/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.