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Nutritional Contents of Macadamias and other nuts

NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED NUTS AND SEEDS
       

NUTRIENTS: (gr)

Almond

Brazil

Coconut

Filbert

Macadamia

Peanut

Pecan

Calories

589

656

354

632

702

567

667

Protein

19.9

14.3

3.3

13.0

8.3

25.6

7.7

Carbohydrates

20.4

12.8

15.2

15.3

13.7

16.1

18.2

Total Fat

52.2

66.2

33.4

62.6

73.7

49.1

67.6

Saturated

4.9

16.1

29.6

4.6

11.0

6.8

5.4

Monounsaturated

33.9

23.0

1.4

49.0

58.1

24.3

42.1

Polyunsaturated

10.9

24.1

.3

6.0

1.2

15.5

16.7

Cholesterol (mg)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Phytosterols (mg)

143

-

47

-

-

-

-

Fiber

2.7

2.2

4.2

3.8

5.2

4.8

1.6

Water

4.4

3.3

46.9

5.4

2.8

6.6

4.8

Ash

3.0

3.3

.9

3.6

1.3

2.3

1.5

MINERALS: (mg)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calcium

266

176

14

188

70

58

36

Iron

3.66

3.40

2.43

3.27

2.41

3.23

2.13

Magnesium

296

225

32

285

116

180

128

Phosphorus

520

600

113

312

136

383

291

Potassium

732

600

356

445

368

717

392

Sodium

11

2

20

3

5

16

1

Zinc

2.92

4.59

1.10

2.40

1.71

3.27

5.47

Copper

.94

1.77

.43

1.50

.29

1.00

1.18

Manganese

2.27

.77

1.50

2.01

-

1.11

4.50

VITAMINS: (mg)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ascorbic acid

.6

.7

3.3

1.0

-

0.0

2.0

Thiamin

.211

1.000

.066

.500

.350

.664

.848

Riboflavin

.779

.122

.020

.110

.110

.131

.128

Niacin

3.361

1.622

.540

1.135

2.140

14.150

.887

Panthothenic acid

.471

.236

.300

1.148

-

2.764

1.707

Vitamin B6

.113

.251

.054

.612

-

.296

.188

Folacin (mcg)

58.7

4.0

26.4

71.8

-

100.6

39.2

Vitamin A IU

0

0

0

67

-

-

128

AMINO ACIDS: (mg)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tryptophan

.358

.260

.039

.216

-

.310

.199

Threonine

.739

.460

.121

.448

.263

.743

.253

Isoleucine

.866

.601

.131

.568

.244

.997

.322

Leucine

1.552

1.187

.247

1.100

.462

1.928

.520

Lysine

.666

.541

.147

.399

.324

.992

.292

Methionine

.227

1.014

.062

.162

.092

.263

.186

Cystine

.358

.349

.066

.299

.096

.329

.209

Phenylalanine

1.113

.746

.169

.686

.260

1.467

.409

Tyrosine

.705

.457

.103

.453

.337

1.232

.284

Valine

1.028

.911

.202

.662

.321

1.161

.386

Arginine

2.495

2.390

.546

2.155

.899

3.456

1.105

Histidine

.558

.402

.077

.327

.168

.748

.227

Alanine

.943

.570

.170

.708

.329

1.133

.338

Aspartic acid

2.349

1.355

.325

1.604

.827

3.451

.708

Glutamic acid

5.934

3.151

.761

3.537

1.782

6.094

1.545

Glycine

1.236

.657

.158

.704

.371

1.773

.377

Proline

1.255

.762

.138

.509

.396

1.246

.360

Serine

.901

.746

.172

.669

.351

1.434

.376

NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED NUTS AND SEEDS (PER 100 GRAM WEIGHT)

NUTRIENTS: (gr)

Pignola

Pinyon

Black Walnut

English Walnut

Pumpkin

Safflower

Sunflower

Calories

515

568

607

642

541

517

570

Protein

24.0

11.5

24.3

14.2

24.5

16.1

22.7

Carbohydrates

14.2

19.3

12.1

18.3

17.8

34.2

18.7

Total Fat

50.7

60.9

56.5

61.8

45.8

38.4

49.5

Saturated

7.7

9.3

3.6

5.5

8.6

3.6

5.1

Monounsaturated

19.0

22.9

12.7

14.1

14.2

4.8

9.4

Polyunsaturated

21.3

25.6

37.4

39.1

20.9

28.2

32.7

Cholesterol (mg)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Phytosterols (mg)

141

-

-

108

-

-

534

Fiber

.8

4.7

6.4

4.6

2.2

2.4

4.1

Water

6.6

5.9

4.3

3.6

6.9

5.6

5.3

Ash

4.4

2.2

2.6

1.8

4.8

5.4

3.5

MINERALS: (mg)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calcium

26

8

58

94

43

78

116

Iron

9.20

3.06

3.07

2.44

14.97

-

6.77

Magnesium

-

234

202

169

535

-

354

Phosphorus

508

35

464

317

1174

644

705

Potassium

599

628

524

502

807

-

689

Sodium

4

72

1

10

18

-

3

Zinc

4.25

4.28

3.42

2.73

7.46

-

5.06

Copper

1.02

1.03

1.02

1.38

1.38

-

1.75

Manganese

-

-

4.27

2.89

0

-

202

VITAMINS: (mg)