Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
hazelnut
versus
cooked
pork
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in hazelnut and pork:
Both pork and hazelnut are high in calories. Hazelnut has 118% more calories than pork - pork has 297 calories per 100 grams and hazelnut has 646 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, hazelnut is much lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and heavier in fat compared to pork per calorie. Hazelnut has a macronutrient ratio of 9:10:81 and for pork, 36:0:65 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Hazelnut | Pork | |
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Protein | 9% | 36% |
Carbohydrates | 10% | ~ |
Fat | 81% | 65% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Pork has less carbohydrates than hazelnut - hazelnut has 17.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and pork does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than pork - hazelnut has 9.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and pork does not contain significant amounts.
Pork has less sugar than hazelnut - hazelnut has 4.9g of sugar per 100 grams and pork does not contain significant amounts.
Both pork and hazelnut are high in protein. Pork has 71% more protein than hazelnut - pork has 25.7g of protein per 100 grams and hazelnut has 15g of protein.
Pork is high in saturated fat and hazelnut has 42% less saturated fat than pork - pork has 7.7g of saturated fat per 100 grams and hazelnut has 4.5g of saturated fat.
Hazelnut has less cholesterol than pork - pork has 94mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and hazelnut does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut has 443% more Vitamin C than pork - pork has 0.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and hazelnut has 3.8mg of Vitamin C.
Pork and hazelnut contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - pork has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and hazelnut has 3ug of Vitamin A.
Pork has more Vitamin D than hazelnut - pork has 21iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and hazelnut does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has 71 times more Vitamin E than pork - pork has 0.21mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and hazelnut has 15.3mg of Vitamin E.
Pork has more thiamin and Vitamin B12, however, hazelnut contains more folate. Both hazelnut and pork contain significant amounts of riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Hazelnut | Pork | |
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Thiamin | 0.338 MG | 0.706 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.123 MG | 0.22 MG |
Niacin | 2.05 MG | 4.206 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.923 MG | 0.52 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.62 MG | 0.391 MG |
Folate | 88 UG | 6 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.54 UG |
Hazelnut is an excellent source of calcium and it has 459% more calcium than pork - pork has 22mg of calcium per 100 grams and hazelnut has 123mg of calcium.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of iron and it has 240% more iron than pork - pork has 1.3mg of iron per 100 grams and hazelnut has 4.4mg of iron.
Both pork and hazelnut are high in potassium. Hazelnut has 109% more potassium than pork - pork has 362mg of potassium per 100 grams and hazelnut has 755mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, both hazelnut and pork contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Hazelnut | Pork | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.06 G | 0.07 G |
Total | 0.06 G | 0.07 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, hazelnut has more linoleic acid than pork per 100 grams.
Hazelnut | Pork | |
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other omega 6 | ~ | 0.08 G |
linoleic acid | 8.403 G | 1.64 G |
Total | 8.403 G | 1.72 G |
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.
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