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Macadamia nuts
Macadamia nuts5
VS
Peanuts, dry roasted
Peanuts, dry roasted5

Dead heat · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 5 of 10 match-ups.

Pick Macadamia nuts for less sugar, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Pick Peanuts, dry roasted for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, more potassium and more magnesium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    1.1 g
    4.15 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    1.92 g
    3.62 g
  • Fibermore is better
    1.2 g
    1.43 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.64 g
    0.83 g
  • Total fat
    10.55 g
    8.46 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    1.68 g
    1.32 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN0.7 mg
    69.85 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    51.25 mg
    108.01 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN11.84 mg
    9.88 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.51 mg
    0.27 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    18.11 mg
    30.32 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN0.17 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.

Macadamia nuts vs Peanuts, dry roasted · Foodatron