Almonds vs walnuts
In short
Gram for gram, there are 22% more calories in walnuts than in almonds (730 vs 598 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in almonds: vitamin E, riboflavin (8×), magnesium, fiber (2.1×) and 7 more. More in walnuts: vitamin B6 (4.9×), total fat, thiamin (3×), copper and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
21 g protein · 21 g carbs (4.9 g sugars) · 52.5 g fat
14.6 g protein · 10.9 g carbs (2.6 g sugars) · 69.7 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin E159% vs 5%
23.9 mg vs 0.7 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)92% vs 12%
1.2 mg vs 0.15 mg
- Magnesium66% vs 34%
279 mg vs 142 mg
- Vitamin B68% vs 39%
0.14 mg vs 0.66 mg
- Total fat67% vs 89%
52.5 g vs 69.7 g
- Fiber39% vs 19%
10.9 g vs 5.2 g
- Niacin (B3)23% vs 8%
3.6 mg vs 1.2 mg
- Calcium21% vs 7%
268 mg vs 88 mg
- Protein42% vs 29%
21 g vs 14.6 g
- Thiamin (B1)6% vs 19%
0.077 mg vs 0.23 mg
- Copper122% vs 134%
1.1 mg vs 1.2 mg
- Folate14% vs 25%
55 µg vs 98 µg
- Saturated fatlimit20% vs 30%
4.1 g vs 6 g
- Phosphorus38% vs 29%
471 mg vs 365 mg
- Iron21% vs 12%
3.7 mg vs 2.2 mg
- Potassium15% vs 9%
713 mg vs 424 mg
- Selenium4% vs 9%
2 µg vs 4.9 µg
- Zinc30% vs 25%
3.3 mg vs 2.8 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates21 g · 10.9 g8%·4%
- Sodiumlimit3 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 1 µg0%·<1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 1.3 mg0%·1%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 1.7 µg0%·1%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline52.1 mg · 39.2 mg9%·7%
From USDA FoodData Central: Almonds (Survey (FNDDS) 2707485), Walnuts, excluding honey roasted (Survey (FNDDS) 2707531). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.