Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
hazelnut
versus
almond extract
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in hazelnut and almond extract:
Hazelnut is high in calories and almond extract has 91% less calories than hazelnut - hazelnut has 646 calories per 100 grams and almond extract has 56 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, hazelnut is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to almond extract per calorie. Hazelnut has a macronutrient ratio of 9:10:81 and for almond extract, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Hazelnut | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 9% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | 10% | 100% |
| Fat | 81% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Hazelnut and almond extract contain similar amounts of carbs - hazelnut has 17.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and almond extract has 14.4g of carbohydrates.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than almond extract - hazelnut has 9.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut has 66% less sugar than almond extract - hazelnut has 4.9g of sugar per 100 grams and almond extract has 14.4g of sugar.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of protein and it has 500 times more protein than almond extract - hazelnut has 15g of protein per 100 grams and almond extract has 0.03g of protein.
Almond extract has signficantly less saturated fat than hazelnut - hazelnut has 4.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut has more Vitamin C than almond extract - hazelnut has 3.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - hazelnut has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has more Vitamin E than almond extract - hazelnut has 15.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Hazelnut | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.338 MG | 0.003 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.123 MG | 0.029 MG |
| Niacin | 2.05 MG | 0.129 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.923 MG | 0.011 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.62 MG | 0.008 MG |
| Folate | 88 UG | ~ |
Hazelnut is an excellent source of calcium and it has 40 times more calcium than almond extract - hazelnut has 123mg of calcium per 100 grams and almond extract has 3mg of calcium.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of iron and it has 86 times more iron than almond extract - hazelnut has 4.4mg of iron per 100 grams and almond extract has 0.05mg of iron.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than almond extract - hazelnut has 755mg of potassium per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Hazelnut (Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts, dry roasted, without salt added) and Almond Extract (Almond or vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol) .
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