Pecan vs. Hickory nut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pecan and hickory nut

Pecan has more copper, fiber, and iron; however, hickory nut are richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B1, magnesium, phosphorus, and selenium.
Pecan's daily need coverage for copper is 51% more.
Pecan contains 2 times more fiber than hickory nut. Pecan contains 9.6g of fiber, while hickory nut contain 6.4g.
Pecan contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, pecans and Nuts, hickorynuts, dried.

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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.

Pecan

Hickory nut

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.8%
Contains more IronIron	+19.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+62.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+113.2%

~equal in Potassium ~436mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.31mg

~equal in Manganese ~4.61mg

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.

Pecan

Hickory nut

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+28.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+102.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+81.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.131mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.192mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.2mg	0.738mg	51%
Monounsaturated fat	40.801g	32.611g	20%
Vitamin B5	0.863mg	1.746mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.66mg	0.867mg	17%
Fiber	9.6g	6.4g	13%
Fats	71.97g	64.37g	12%
Magnesium	121mg	173mg	12%
Vitamin E	1.4mg		9%
Phosphorus	277mg	336mg	8%
Selenium	3.8µg	8.1µg	8%
Protein	9.17g	12.72g	7%
Choline	40.5mg		7%
Iron	2.53mg	2.12mg	5%
Manganese	4.5mg	4.61mg	5%
Folate	22µg	40µg	5%
Saturated fat	6.18g	7.038g	4%
Vitamin K	3.5µg		3%
Calories	691kcal	657kcal	2%
Zinc	4.53mg	4.31mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.167mg	0.907mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	21.614g	21.886g	2%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	2mg	1%
Carbs	13.86g	18.25g	1%
Calcium	70mg	61mg	1%
Potassium	410mg	436mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.21mg	0.192mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	754kcal	517kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	10	7.7	N/A
Net carbs	4.26g	11.85g	N/A
Sugar	3.97g		N/A
Starch	0.46g		0%
Sodium	0mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	7µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.131mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.093mg	0.139mg	0%
Threonine	0.306mg	0.422mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.336mg	0.576mg	0%
Leucine	0.598mg	1.027mg	0%
Lysine	0.287mg	0.497mg	0%
Methionine	0.183mg	0.3mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.426mg	0.713mg	0%
Valine	0.411mg	0.73mg	0%
Histidine	0.262mg	0.389mg	0%
Fructose	0.04g		0%