Peanut vs. Brazil nut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between peanuts and brazil nut

Peanuts are higher in vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B5, and manganese, yet brazil nut is higher in selenium, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, and fats.
Brazil nut covers your daily selenium needs 3472% more than peanuts.
Peanuts contain 41 times more vitamin B3 than brazil nut. While peanuts contain 12.066mg of vitamin B3, brazil nut contains only 0.295mg.
The amount of saturated fat in peanuts is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Peanuts, all types, raw 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.

Peanut

Brazil nut

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

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%

~equal in Potassium ~659mg

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.

Peanut

Brazil nut

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%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

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~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.617mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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