Peanut vs. Macadamia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peanuts and macadamia different?

Peanuts are richer in vitamin B3, folate, vitamin E, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and zinc, while macadamia is higher in manganese and vitamin B1.
Macadamia covers your daily need for manganese, 96% more than peanuts.
Peanuts contain 22 times more folate than macadamia. Peanuts contain 240µg of folate, while macadamia contains 11µg.
Peanuts are lower in saturated fat.

Peanuts, all types, raw and Nuts, macadamia nuts, 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.

Peanut

Macadamia

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%

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

~equal in Calcium ~85mg

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.

Peanut

Macadamia

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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