Black walnuts leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Black walnuts comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorns, raw for less saturated fat, less sodium and more potassium.
Pick Black walnuts for more protein, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy387 kcal619 kcal
- Proteinmore is better6.15 g24.06 gWIN
- Carbohydrate40.75 g9.58 g
- Fibermore is better—6.8 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1.1 g
- Total fat23.86 g59.33 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN3.1 g3.48 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0 mg2 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN539 mg523 mg
- Calciummore is better41 mg61 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.79 mg3.12 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better62 mg201 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg1.7 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

