Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
mushroom
versus
almonds
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in mushroom and almonds:
Almond is high in calories and mushroom has 96% less calories than almond - almond has 579 calories per 100 grams and mushroom has 22 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, mushroom is much heavier in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to almonds per calorie. Mushroom has a macronutrient ratio of 44:47:10 and for almonds, 14:14:72 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Mushroom | Almonds | |
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Protein | 44% | 14% |
Carbohydrates | 47% | 14% |
Fat | 10% | 72% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Mushroom has 5.6 times less carbohydrates than almond - almond has 21.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and mushroom has 3.3g of carbohydrates.
Almond is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 11 times more dietary fiber than mushroom - almond has 12.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and mushroom has 1g of dietary fiber.
Almonds and mushroom contain similar amounts of sugar - almond has 4.4g of sugar per 100 grams and mushroom has 2g of sugar.
Almond is an excellent source of protein and it has 584% more protein than mushroom - almond has 21.2g of protein per 100 grams and mushroom has 3.1g of protein.
Mushroom has signficantly less saturated fat than almond - almond has 3.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and mushroom has 0.05g of saturated fat.
Both almonds and mushroom are low in trans fat - almond has 0.02g of trans fat per 100 grams and mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom has more Vitamin C than almond - mushroom has 2.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and almond does not contain significant amounts.
Almonds and mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - almond has 0.6ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom has more Vitamin D than almond - mushroom has 7iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and almond does not contain significant amounts.
Almond is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has 2562 times more Vitamin E than mushroom - almond has 25.6mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and mushroom has 0.01mg of Vitamin E.
Almond has more thiamin, riboflavin and folate, however, mushroom contains more pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12. Both mushroom and almonds contain significant amounts of niacin and Vitamin B6.
Mushroom | Almonds | |
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Thiamin | 0.081 MG | 0.205 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.402 MG | 1.138 MG |
Niacin | 3.607 MG | 3.618 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.497 MG | 0.471 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.104 MG | 0.137 MG |
Folate | 17 UG | 44 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.04 UG | ~ |
Almond is an excellent source of calcium and it has 88 times more calcium than mushroom - almond has 269mg of calcium per 100 grams and mushroom has 3mg of calcium.
Almond is an excellent source of iron and it has 642% more iron than mushroom - almond has 3.7mg of iron per 100 grams and mushroom has 0.5mg of iron.
Both almonds and mushroom are high in potassium. Almond has 131% more potassium than mushroom - almond has 733mg of potassium per 100 grams and mushroom has 318mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, almond has more linoleic acid than mushroom per 100 grams.
Mushroom | Almonds | |
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linoleic acid | 0.16 G | 12.324 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.002 G |
Total | 0.16 G | 12.326 G |
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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