Pine nuts leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Pine nuts comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorns, raw for less sodium, more potassium and more calcium.
Pick Pine nuts for more protein, less saturated fat, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.59 g2.03 gWIN
- Carbohydrate10.53 g1.94 g
- Fibermore is better—0.55 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0.53 g
- Total fat6.17 g10.16 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.8 g0.73 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0 mg0.3 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN139.28 mg88.71 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN10.59 mg2.38 mg
- Ironmore is better0.2 mg0.82 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better16.02 mg37.3 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.12 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.

