Brazil nut vs. Peanut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between brazil nut and peanuts

Brazil nut is higher in selenium, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, and fats, yet peanuts are higher in vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B5, and manganese.
Brazil nut covers your daily selenium needs 3472% more than peanuts.
Brazil nut contains 3 times more saturated fat than peanuts. While brazil nut contains 16.134g of saturated fat, peanuts contain only 6.279g.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched and Peanuts, all types, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Brazil nut

Peanut

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+123.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+73.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+52.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+24.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+92.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+26525%

Contains more IronIron	+88.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+58.1%

~equal in Potassium ~705mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Brazil nut

Peanut

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+285.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3990.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+860.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+244.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+990.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.64mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	1917µg	7.2µg	3472%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	23.859g		140%
Vitamin B3	0.295mg	12.066mg	74%
Copper	1.743mg	1.144mg	67%
Polyunsaturated fat	24.399g	15.558g	59%
Folate	22µg	240µg	55%
Magnesium	376mg	168mg	50%
Phosphorus	725mg	376mg	50%
Saturated fat	16.134g	6.279g	45%
Vitamin B5	0.184mg	1.767mg	32%
Manganese	1.223mg	1.934mg	31%
Fats	67.1g	49.24g	27%
Iron	2.43mg	4.58mg	27%
Protein	14.32g	25.8g	23%
Vitamin B6	0.101mg	0.348mg	19%
Vitamin E	5.65mg	8.33mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.035mg	0.135mg	8%
Calcium	160mg	92mg	7%
Zinc	4.06mg	3.27mg	7%
Calories	659kcal	567kcal	5%
Fiber	7.5g	8.5g	4%
Choline	28.8mg	52.5mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.617mg	0.64mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Carbs	11.74g	16.13g	1%
Potassium	659mg	705mg	1%
Sodium	3mg	18mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	23.879g	24.426g	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.018g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.2g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	460kcal	220kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	15g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	6.4	N/A
Net carbs	4.24g	7.63g	N/A
Sugar	2.33g	4.72g	N/A
Starch	0.25g		0%
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.25mg	0%
Threonine	0.365mg	0.883mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.518mg	0.907mg	0%
Leucine	1.19mg	1.672mg	0%
Lysine	0.49mg	0.926mg	0%
Methionine	1.124mg	0.317mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.639mg	1.377mg	0%
Valine	0.76mg	1.082mg	0%
Histidine	0.409mg	0.652mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.018g		N/A