Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
soy flour
versus
hazelnut
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in soy flour and hazelnut:
Both hazelnut and soy flour are high in calories. Hazelnut has 74% more calories than soy flour - hazelnut has 646 calories per 100 grams and soy flour has 372 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, soy flour is much heavier in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to hazelnut per calorie. Soy flour has a macronutrient ratio of 50:31:20 and for hazelnut, 9:10:81 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Soy Flour | Hazelnut | |
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Protein | 50% | 9% |
Carbohydrates | 31% | 10% |
Fat | 20% | 81% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Soy flour is high in carbohydrates and hazelnut has 43% less carbohydrates than soy flour - hazelnut has 17.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and soy flour has 30.6g of carbohydrates.
Both hazelnut and soy flour are high in dietary fiber. Soy flour has 70% more dietary fiber than hazelnut - hazelnut has 9.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and soy flour has 16g of dietary fiber.
Hazelnut has 48% less sugar than soy flour - hazelnut has 4.9g of sugar per 100 grams and soy flour has 9.3g of sugar.
Both hazelnut and soy flour are high in protein. Soy flour has 231% more protein than hazelnut - hazelnut has 15g of protein per 100 grams and soy flour has 49.8g of protein.
Soy flour has 71% less saturated fat than hazelnut - hazelnut has 4.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and soy flour has 1.3g of saturated fat.
Hazelnut has more Vitamin C than soy flour - hazelnut has 3.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and soy flour does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut and soy flour contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - hazelnut has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and soy flour has 2ug of Vitamin A.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has 26 times more Vitamin E than soy flour - hazelnut has 15.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and soy flour has 0.55mg of Vitamin E.
Soy flour and hazelnut contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - soy flour has 3.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and hazelnut does not contain significant amounts.
Soy flour has more thiamin, riboflavin and folate. Both soy flour and hazelnut contain significant amounts of niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Soy Flour | Hazelnut | |
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Thiamin | 1.088 MG | 0.338 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.28 MG | 0.123 MG |
Niacin | 2.95 MG | 2.05 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.55 MG | 0.923 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 1.05 MG | 0.62 MG |
Folate | 289 UG | 88 UG |
Both hazelnut and soy flour are high in calcium. Soy flour has 132% more calcium than hazelnut - hazelnut has 123mg of calcium per 100 grams and soy flour has 285mg of calcium.
Both hazelnut and soy flour are high in iron. Soy flour has 87% more iron than hazelnut - hazelnut has 4.4mg of iron per 100 grams and soy flour has 8.2mg of iron.
Both hazelnut and soy flour are high in potassium. Soy flour has 177% more potassium than hazelnut - hazelnut has 755mg of potassium per 100 grams and soy flour has 2090mg 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, both soy flour and hazelnut contain significant amounts of beta-carotene.
Soy Flour | Hazelnut | |
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beta-carotene | 24 UG | 36 UG |
alpha-carotene | ~ | 1 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, soy flour has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than hazelnut per 100 grams.
Soy Flour | Hazelnut | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.555 G | 0.06 G |
Total | 0.555 G | 0.06 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, hazelnut has more linoleic acid than soy flour per 100 grams.
Soy Flour | Hazelnut | |
---|---|---|
other omega 6 | 0.025 G | 0.06 G |
linoleic acid | 3.66 G | 8.403 G |
Total | 3.685 G | 8.463 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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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% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||