Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
acai berry juice
versus
walnut
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in acai berry juice and walnut:
Walnut is high in calories and acai berry juice has 91% less calories than walnut - walnut has 654 calories per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 62 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, acai berry juice is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to walnut per calorie. Acai berry juice has a macronutrient ratio of 5:83:12 and for walnut, 9:8:84 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Acai Berry Juice | Walnut | |
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Protein | 5% | 9% |
Carbohydrates | 83% | 8% |
Fat | 12% | 84% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Walnut and acai berry juice contain similar amounts of carbs - walnut has 13.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 12.8g of carbohydrates.
Walnut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 458% more dietary fiber than acai berry juice - walnut has 6.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 1.2g of dietary fiber.
Walnut has 3.2 times less sugar than acai berry juice - walnut has 2.6g of sugar per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 11.1g of sugar.
Walnut is an excellent source of protein and it has 17 times more protein than acai berry juice - walnut has 15.2g of protein per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 0.83g of protein.
Walnut is high in saturated fat and acai berry juice has less saturated fat than walnut - walnut has 6.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and acai berry juice does not contain significant amounts.
Acai berry juice is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 31 times more Vitamin C than walnut - walnut has 1.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 42.1mg of Vitamin C.
Acai berry juice is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 484 times more Vitamin A than walnut - walnut has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 485ug of Vitamin A.
Acai berry juice is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has 14 times more Vitamin E than walnut - walnut has 0.7mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 11.1mg of Vitamin E.
Walnut and acai berry juice contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - walnut has 2.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 16.7ug of Vitamin K.
Walnut has more thiamin, riboflavin and folate, however, acai berry juice contains more niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12.
Acai Berry Juice | Walnut | |
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Thiamin | 0.03 MG | 0.341 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.04 MG | 0.15 MG |
Niacin | 9.06 MG | 1.125 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 3.333 MG | 0.57 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 1.1 MG | 0.537 MG |
Folate | 4 UG | 98 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.4 UG | ~ |
Walnut is an excellent source of calcium and it has 416% more calcium than acai berry juice - walnut has 98mg of calcium per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 19mg of calcium.
Walnut is a great source of iron and it has 17 times more iron than acai berry juice - walnut has 2.9mg of iron per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 0.16mg of iron.
Walnut is an excellent source of potassium and it has 239% more potassium than acai berry juice - walnut has 441mg of potassium per 100 grams and acai berry juice has 130mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
Acai Berry Juice | Walnut | |
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beta-carotene | 5784 UG | 12 UG |
alpha-carotene | 46 UG | ~ |
lycopene | 899 UG | ~ |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 783 UG | 9 UG |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Acai Berry Juice (Beverages, Acai berry drink, fortified) and Walnut (Nuts, walnuts, english) .
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||