Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
strawberries
versus
macadamia nut
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in strawberries and macadamia nut:
Macadamia nut is high in calories and strawberry has 96% less calories than macadamia nut - strawberry has 32 calories per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 718 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, strawberries is much heavier in carbs, much lighter in fat and similar to macadamia nut for protein. Strawberries has a macronutrient ratio of 7:85:8 and for macadamia nut, 4:7:89 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Strawberries | Macadamia Nut | |
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Protein | 7% | 4% |
Carbohydrates | 85% | 7% |
Fat | 8% | 89% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Strawberries and macadamia nut contain similar amounts of carbs - strawberry has 7.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 13.4g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in strawberries are made of 71% sugar, 29% dietary fiber and 1% starch, whereas the carbs in macadamia nut comprise of 61% dietary fiber, 31% sugar and 8% starch.
Macadamia nut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 300% more dietary fiber than strawberry - strawberry has 2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 8g of dietary fiber.
Strawberries and macadamia nut contain similar amounts of sugar - strawberry has 4.9g of sugar per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 4.1g of sugar.
Macadamia nut has signficantly more protein than strawberry - strawberry has 0.67g of protein per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 7.8g of protein.
Macadamia nut is high in saturated fat and strawberry has 100% less saturated fat than macadamia nut - strawberry has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 11.9g of saturated fat.
Strawberry is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 83 times more Vitamin C than macadamia nut - strawberry has 58.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 0.7mg of Vitamin C.
Strawberries and macadamia nut contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - strawberry has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and macadamia nut does not contain significant amounts.
Strawberries and macadamia nut contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - strawberry has 0.29mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 0.57mg of Vitamin E.
Strawberries and macadamia nut contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - strawberry has 2.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and macadamia nut does not contain significant amounts.
Macadamia nut has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both strawberries and macadamia nut contain significant amounts of folate.
Strawberries | Macadamia Nut | |
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Thiamin | 0.024 MG | 0.71 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.022 MG | 0.087 MG |
Niacin | 0.386 MG | 2.274 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.125 MG | 0.603 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.047 MG | 0.359 MG |
Folate | 24 UG | 10 UG |
Macadamia nut is an excellent source of calcium and it has 338% more calcium than strawberry - strawberry has 16mg of calcium per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 70mg of calcium.
Macadamia nut is a great source of iron and it has 546% more iron than strawberry - strawberry has 0.41mg of iron per 100 grams and macadamia nut has 2.7mg of iron.
Macadamia nut is an excellent source of potassium and it has 137% more potassium than strawberry - strawberry has 153mg 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 strawberry per 100 grams.
Strawberries | Macadamia Nut | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.065 G | 0.196 G |
Total | 0.065 G | 0.196 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, macadamia nut has more linoleic acid than strawberry per 100 grams.
Strawberries | Macadamia Nut | |
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linoleic acid | 0.09 G | 1.303 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 1.944 G |
Total | 0.09 G | 3.247 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: Strawberries (Strawberries, raw) and Macadamia Nut (Nuts, macadamia nuts, dry roasted, without salt added) .
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