Hickory nut vs. Pecan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between hickory nut and pecan

Hickory nut have more vitamin B5, vitamin B1, magnesium, phosphorus, and selenium; however, pecan is richer in copper, fiber, and iron.
Pecan's daily need coverage for copper is 51% more.
Hickory nut contain 2 times more selenium than pecan. Hickory nut contain 8.1µg of selenium, while pecan contains 3.8µg.
Pecan contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, hickorynuts, dried and Nuts, pecans.

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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.

Hickory nut

Pecan

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+113.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.8%
Contains more IronIron	+19.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+62.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%

~equal in Potassium ~410mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.53mg

~equal in Manganese ~4.5mg

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.

Hickory nut

Pecan

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+102.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+81.8%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+28.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.13mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.21mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.738mg	1.2mg	51%
Monounsaturated fat	32.611g	40.801g	20%
Vitamin B5	1.746mg	0.863mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.867mg	0.66mg	17%
Fiber	6.4g	9.6g	13%
Fats	64.37g	71.97g	12%
Magnesium	173mg	121mg	12%
Vitamin E		1.4mg	9%
Phosphorus	336mg	277mg	8%
Selenium	8.1µg	3.8µg	8%
Protein	12.72g	9.17g	7%
Choline		40.5mg	7%
Iron	2.12mg	2.53mg	5%
Manganese	4.61mg	4.5mg	5%
Folate	40µg	22µg	5%
Saturated fat	7.038g	6.18g	4%
Vitamin K		3.5µg	3%
Calories	657kcal	691kcal	2%
Zinc	4.31mg	4.53mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.907mg	1.167mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	21.886g	21.614g	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	1.1mg	1%
Carbs	18.25g	13.86g	1%
Calcium	61mg	70mg	1%
Potassium	436mg	410mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.192mg	0.21mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.9g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	517kcal	754kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	15g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.7	10	N/A
Net carbs	11.85g	4.26g	N/A
Sugar		3.97g	N/A
Starch		0.46g	0%
Sodium	1mg	0mg	0%
Vitamin A	7µg	3µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.131mg	0.13mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.139mg	0.093mg	0%
Threonine	0.422mg	0.306mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.576mg	0.336mg	0%
Leucine	1.027mg	0.598mg	0%
Lysine	0.497mg	0.287mg	0%
Methionine	0.3mg	0.183mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.713mg	0.426mg	0%
Valine	0.73mg	0.411mg	0%
Histidine	0.389mg	0.262mg	0%
Fructose		0.04g	0%