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Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, boiled and steamed vs. Brazil nut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between nuts, chestnuts, chinese, boiled and steamed and brazil nut

  • Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, boiled, and steamed has more vitamin C; however, brazil nut is higher in copper, fats, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, protein, and iron.
  • Brazil nut covers your daily need for copper 166% more than nuts, chestnuts, chinese, boiled, and steamed.
  • Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, boiled, and steamed has 35 times more vitamin C than brazil nut. While nuts, chestnuts, chinese, boiled, and steamed has 24.7mg of vitamin C, brazil nut has only 0.7mg.
  • Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, boiled, and steamed has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, boiled, and steamed and Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 3.6% 27% 36% 83% 16% 28% 0.26% 143% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 269% 48% 58% 91% 581% 111% 311% 0.39% 160% 10456%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +548.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +115.4%
Contains more IronIron +150.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +600%
Contains more ZincZinc +576.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +998.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 82% 0% 2.3% 0% 28% 28% 10% 23% 65% 0% 0% 35%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 2.3% 0% 0% 113% 154% 8.1% 5.5% 11% 23% 0% 0% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3428.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +251.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +85.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +178.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +460.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, boiled and steamed Brazil nut DV% diff.
Selenium 1917µg 3485%
Copper 0.249mg 1.743mg 166%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.197g 24.399g 161%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 23.859g 140%
Fats 0.76g 67.1g 102%
Phosphorus 66mg 725mg 94%
Magnesium 58mg 376mg 76%
Saturated fat 0.112g 16.134g 73%
Monounsaturated fat 0.399g 23.879g 59%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.617mg 42%
Vitamin E 5.65mg 38%
Zinc 0.6mg 4.06mg 31%
Fiber 7.5g 30%
Vitamin C 24.7mg 0.7mg 27%
Calories 153kcal 659kcal 25%
Protein 2.88g 14.32g 23%
Iron 0.97mg 2.43mg 18%
Calcium 12mg 160mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.281mg 0.101mg 14%
Potassium 306mg 659mg 10%
Carbs 33.64g 11.74g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.123mg 0.035mg 7%
Folate 46µg 22µg 6%
Manganese 1.097mg 1.223mg 5%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.184mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.548mg 0.295mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.018g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.9g 2.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 531kcal 460kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 65g 15g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.3 3 N/A
Net carbs 33.64g 4.24g N/A
Sugar 2.33g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.034mg 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.365mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.108mg 0.518mg 0%
Leucine 0.178mg 1.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.156mg 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 0.07mg 1.124mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.639mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0.76mg 0%
Histidine 0.083mg 0.409mg 0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.018g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 34% 62%
Protein: 2.88 g
Fats: 0.76 g
Carbs: 33.64 g
Water: 61.57 g
Other: 1.15 g
14% 67% 12% 3% 3%
Protein: 14.32 g
Fats: 67.1 g
Carbs: 11.74 g
Water: 3.42 g
Other: 3.42 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +186.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1700.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +397.2%
Contains more FatsFats +8728.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 56% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.399 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.197 g
25% 37% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.399 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5884.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12285.3%

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. Nuts, chestnuts, chinese, boiled and steamed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170166/nutrients
  2. Brazil nut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170569/nutrients

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

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