Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
macadamia nut
versus
ketchup
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in macadamia nut and ketchup:
Both ketchup and macadamia nut are high in calories. Macadamia nut has 611% more calories than ketchup - ketchup has 101 calories per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 718 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, macadamia nut is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to ketchup for protein. Macadamia nut has a macronutrient ratio of 4:7:89 and for ketchup, 4:96:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Macadamia Nut | Ketchup | |
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Protein | 4% | 4% |
Carbohydrates | 7% | 96% |
Fat | 89% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Macadamia nut has 51% less carbohydrates than ketchup - ketchup has 27.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 13.4g of carbohydrates.
Macadamia nut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 25 times more dietary fiber than ketchup - ketchup has 0.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 8g of dietary fiber.
Ketchup is high in sugar and macadamia nut has 81% less sugar than ketchup - ketchup has 21.3g of sugar per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 4.1g of sugar.
Macadamia nut has signficantly more protein than ketchup - ketchup has 1g of protein per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 7.8g of protein.
Macadamia nut is high in saturated fat and ketchup has 100% less saturated fat than macadamia nut - ketchup has 0.01g of saturated fat per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 11.9g of saturated fat.
Ketchup has 486% more Vitamin C than macadamia nut - ketchup has 4.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 0.7mg of Vitamin C.
Ketchup has more Vitamin A than macadamia nut - ketchup has 26ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and macadamia nut does not contain significant amounts.
Ketchup and macadamia nut contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - ketchup has 1.5mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 0.57mg of Vitamin E.
Ketchup and macadamia nut contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - ketchup has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and macadamia nut does not contain significant amounts.
Macadamia nut has more thiamin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both macadamia nut and ketchup contain significant amounts of riboflavin, niacin and folate.
Macadamia Nut | Ketchup | |
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Thiamin | 0.71 MG | 0.011 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.087 MG | 0.166 MG |
Niacin | 2.274 MG | 1.434 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.603 MG | 0.047 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.359 MG | 0.158 MG |
Folate | 10 UG | 9 UG |
Macadamia nut is an excellent source of calcium and it has 367% more calcium than ketchup - ketchup has 15mg of calcium per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 70mg of calcium.
Macadamia nut is a great source of iron and it has 657% more iron than ketchup - ketchup has 0.35mg of iron per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 2.7mg of iron.
Both ketchup and macadamia nut are high in potassium. Macadamia nut has 29% more potassium than ketchup - ketchup has 281mg of potassium per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 363mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, macadamia nut has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than ketchup per 100 grams.
Macadamia Nut | Ketchup | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.196 G | 0.001 G |
Total | 0.196 G | 0.001 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, macadamia nut has more linoleic acid than ketchup per 100 grams.
Macadamia Nut | Ketchup | |
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other omega 6 | 1.944 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 1.303 G | 0.039 G |
Total | 3.247 G | 0.039 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.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Macadamia Nut (Nuts, macadamia nuts, dry roasted, without salt added) and Ketchup (Catsup) .
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||