Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
olive oil
versus
hazelnut
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in olive oil and hazelnut:
Both hazelnut and olive oil are high in calories. Olive oil has 37% more calories than hazelnut - hazelnut has 646 calories per 100 grams and olive oil has 884 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, olive oil is lighter in protein, lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to hazelnut per calorie. Olive oil has a macronutrient ratio of 0:0:100 and for hazelnut, 9:10:81 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Olive Oil | Hazelnut | |
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Protein | ~ | 9% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 10% |
Fat | 100% | 81% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Olive oil has less carbohydrates than hazelnut - hazelnut has 17.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than olive oil - hazelnut has 9.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil has less sugar than hazelnut - hazelnut has 4.9g of sugar per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than olive oil - hazelnut has 15g of protein per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Olive oil is high in saturated fat and hazelnut has 67% less saturated fat than olive oil - hazelnut has 4.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and olive oil has 13.8g of saturated fat.
Hazelnut has more Vitamin C than olive oil - hazelnut has 3.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut and olive oil contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - hazelnut has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and olive oil does not contain significant amounts.
Both hazelnut and olive oil are high in Vitamin E. Hazelnut has a little more Vitamin E (6%) than olive oil by weight - hazelnut has 15.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and olive oil has 14.4mg of Vitamin E.
Olive oil has more Vitamin K than hazelnut - olive oil has 60.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and hazelnut does not contain significant amounts.
Hazelnut has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Olive Oil | Hazelnut | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.338 MG |
Riboflavin | ~ | 0.123 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 2.05 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.923 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.62 MG |
Folate | ~ | 88 UG |
Hazelnut is an excellent source of calcium and it has 122 times more calcium than olive oil - hazelnut has 123mg of calcium per 100 grams and olive oil has 1mg of calcium.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of iron and it has 682% more iron than olive oil - hazelnut has 4.4mg of iron per 100 grams and olive oil has 0.56mg of iron.
Hazelnut is an excellent source of potassium and it has 754 times more potassium than olive oil - hazelnut has 755mg of potassium per 100 grams and olive oil has 1mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, olive oil has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than hazelnut per 100 grams.
Olive Oil | Hazelnut | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.761 G | 0.06 G |
Total | 0.761 G | 0.06 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both olive oil and hazelnut contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Olive Oil | Hazelnut | |
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other omega 6 | 0.414 G | 0.06 G |
linoleic acid | 9.762 G | 8.403 G |
Total | 10.176 G | 8.463 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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