Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
peanuts
versus
balsamic vinegar
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in peanuts and balsamic vinegar:
Peanut is high in calories and balsamic vinegar has 85% less calories than peanut - balsamic vinegar has 88 calories per 100 grams and peanut has 587 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, peanuts is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to balsamic vinegar per calorie. Peanuts has a macronutrient ratio of 16:14:71 and for balsamic vinegar, 3:97:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Peanuts | Balsamic Vinegar | |
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Protein | 16% | 3% |
Carbohydrates | 14% | 97% |
Fat | 71% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Balsamic vinegar and peanuts contain similar amounts of carbs - balsamic vinegar has 17g of total carbs per 100 grams and peanut has 21.3g of carbohydrates.
Peanut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than balsamic vinegar - peanut has 8.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut has 67% less sugar than balsamic vinegar - balsamic vinegar has 15g of sugar per 100 grams and peanut has 4.9g of sugar.
Peanut is an excellent source of protein and it has 48 times more protein than balsamic vinegar - balsamic vinegar has 0.49g of protein per 100 grams and peanut has 24.4g of protein.
Peanut is high in saturated fat and balsamic vinegar has less saturated fat than peanut - peanut has 7.7g of saturated fat per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Both peanuts and balsamic vinegar are low in trans fat - peanut has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut has signficantly more Vitamin E than balsamic vinegar - peanut has 4.9mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and balsamic vinegar does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Peanuts | Balsamic Vinegar | |
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Thiamin | 0.152 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.197 MG | ~ |
Niacin | 14.355 MG | ~ |
Pantothenic acid | 1.011 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.466 MG | ~ |
Folate | 97 UG | ~ |
Peanut is a great source of calcium and it has 115% more calcium than balsamic vinegar - balsamic vinegar has 27mg of calcium per 100 grams and peanut has 58mg of calcium.
Peanut has 119% more iron than balsamic vinegar - balsamic vinegar has 0.72mg of iron per 100 grams and peanut has 1.6mg of iron.
Peanut is an excellent source of potassium and it has 466% more potassium than balsamic vinegar - balsamic vinegar has 112mg of potassium per 100 grams and peanut has 634mg of potassium.
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: Peanuts (Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, without salt) and Balsamic Vinegar (Vinegar, balsamic) .
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