Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
almonds
versus
hedge mustard seeds
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in almonds and hedge mustard seeds:
Both hedge mustard seeds and almonds are high in calories. Almond has 82% more calories than hedge mustard seed - hedge mustard seed has 318 calories per 100 grams and almond has 579 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, almonds is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to hedge mustard seeds for protein. Almonds has a macronutrient ratio of 14:14:72 and for hedge mustard seeds, 15:72:13 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Almonds | Hedge Mustard Seeds | |
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Protein | 14% | 15% |
Carbohydrates | 14% | 72% |
Fat | 72% | 13% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Hedge mustard seed is high in carbohydrates and almond has 63% less carbohydrates than hedge mustard seed - hedge mustard seed has 58.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and almond has 21.6g of carbohydrates.
Almond is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than hedge mustard seed - almond has 12.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and hedge mustard seed does not contain significant amounts.
Hedge mustard seed has less sugar than almond - almond has 4.4g of sugar per 100 grams and hedge mustard seed does not contain significant amounts.
Both hedge mustard seeds and almonds are high in protein. Almond has 74% more protein than hedge mustard seed - hedge mustard seed has 12.1g of protein per 100 grams and almond has 21.2g of protein.
Hedge mustard seed has 3.2 times less saturated fat than almond - hedge mustard seed has 0.9g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond has 3.8g of saturated fat.
Both almonds and hedge mustard seeds are low in trans fat - almond has 0.02g of trans fat per 100 grams and hedge mustard seed does not contain significant amounts.
Hedge mustard seed is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than almond - hedge mustard seed has 30.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and almond does not contain significant amounts.
Hedge mustard seeds and almonds contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - hedge mustard seed has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and almond does not contain significant amounts.
Almond is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has more Vitamin E than hedge mustard seed - almond has 25.6mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and hedge mustard seed does not contain significant amounts.
Almond has more riboflavin, however, hedge mustard seed contains more niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both almonds and hedge mustard seeds contain significant amounts of thiamin.
Almonds | Hedge Mustard Seeds | |
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Thiamin | 0.205 MG | 0.191 MG |
Riboflavin | 1.138 MG | 0.423 MG |
Niacin | 3.618 MG | 16.825 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.471 MG | 0.997 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.137 MG | 0.778 MG |
Folate | 44 UG | 95 UG |
Both hedge mustard seeds and almonds are high in calcium. Hedge mustard seed has 507% more calcium than almond - hedge mustard seed has 1633mg of calcium per 100 grams and almond has 269mg of calcium.
Almond is an excellent source of iron and it has 32 times more iron than hedge mustard seed - hedge mustard seed has 0.11mg of iron per 100 grams and almond has 3.7mg of iron.
Both hedge mustard seeds and almonds are high in potassium. Hedge mustard seed has 191% more potassium than almond - hedge mustard seed has 2130mg of potassium per 100 grams and almond has 733mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, hedge mustard seed has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than almond per 100 grams.
Almonds | Hedge Mustard Seeds | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.003 G | 1.451 G |
Total | 0.003 G | 1.451 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, almond has more linoleic acid than hedge mustard seed per 100 grams.
Almonds | Hedge Mustard Seeds | |
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other omega 6 | 0.002 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 12.324 G | 0.572 G |
Total | 12.326 G | 0.572 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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Note: The specific food items compared are: Almonds (Nuts, almonds) and Hedge Mustard Seeds (Seeds, sisymbrium sp. seeds, whole, dried) .
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