Macadamia vs. Peanut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are macadamia and peanuts different?

Macadamia is richer in manganese and vitamin B1, while peanuts are higher in vitamin B3, folate, vitamin E, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and zinc.
Macadamia covers your daily need for manganese, 96% more than peanuts.
Macadamia contains 2 times more saturated fat than peanuts. Macadamia contains 12.061g of saturated fat, while peanuts contain 6.279g.

Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw and Peanuts, all types, raw types were used in this article.

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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.

Macadamia

Peanut

Contains less SodiumSodium	-72.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+113.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+29.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+91.6%
Contains more IronIron	+24.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+51.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+151.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100%

~equal in Calcium ~92mg

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.

Macadamia

Peanut

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1442.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+387.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+133.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+26.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2081.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	4.131mg	1.934mg	96%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.502g	15.558g	94%
Monounsaturated fat	58.877g	24.426g	86%
Vitamin B3	2.473mg	12.066mg	60%
Folate	11µg	240µg	57%
Vitamin E	0.54mg	8.33mg	52%
Vitamin B1	1.195mg	0.64mg	46%
Copper	0.756mg	1.144mg	43%
Fats	75.77g	49.24g	41%
Protein	7.91g	25.8g	36%
Phosphorus	188mg	376mg	27%
Saturated fat	12.061g	6.279g	26%
Vitamin B5	0.758mg	1.767mg	20%
Zinc	1.3mg	3.27mg	18%
Iron	3.69mg	4.58mg	11%
Potassium	368mg	705mg	10%
Choline		52.5mg	10%
Magnesium	130mg	168mg	9%
Calories	718kcal	567kcal	8%
Selenium	3.6µg	7.2µg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.275mg	0.348mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.135mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0mg	1%
Carbs	13.82g	16.13g	1%
Calcium	85mg	92mg	1%
Sodium	5mg	18mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	908kcal	220kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5	6.4	N/A
Net carbs	5.22g	7.63g	N/A
Sugar	4.57g	4.72g	N/A
Fiber	8.6g	8.5g	0%
Starch	1.05g		0%
Tryptophan	0.067mg	0.25mg	0%
Threonine	0.37mg	0.883mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.907mg	0%
Leucine	0.602mg	1.672mg	0%
Lysine	0.018mg	0.926mg	0%
Methionine	0.023mg	0.317mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.665mg	1.377mg	0%
Valine	0.363mg	1.082mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.652mg	0%
Fructose	0.07g		0%