Hazelnuts leads 8–1 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Hazelnuts comes out ahead, winning 8 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Hazelnuts for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Pecans for less sugar.
Evenly matched on sodium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN2.38 g1.33 g
- Carbohydrate2.66 g2.01 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN1.54 g1.39 g
- Total sugarsless is better0.69 g0.57 gWIN
- Total fat9.67 g10.42 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.71 g0.89 g
- Sodiumless is better0 mg0 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN108.28 mg59.33 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN18.15 mg10.13 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.75 mg0.37 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN25.96 mg17.51 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN1 mg0.16 mg
- 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.

