Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
olives
versus
peach
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in olives and peach:
Olive is high in calories and peach has 64% less calories than olive - olive has 116 calories per 100 grams and peach has 42 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, olives is lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to peach per calorie. Olives has a macronutrient ratio of 0:21:79 and for peach, 8:87:6 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Olives | Peach | |
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Protein | ~ | 8% |
Carbohydrates | 21% | 87% |
Fat | 79% | 6% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Olives and peach contain similar amounts of carbs - olive has 6g of total carbs per 100 grams and peach has 10.1g of carbohydrates.
Olives and peach contain similar amounts of dietary fiber - olive has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and peach has 1.5g of dietary fiber.
Olives and peach contain similar amounts of protein - olive has 0.84g of protein per 100 grams and peach has 0.91g of protein.
Peach has less saturated fat than olive - olive has 2.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Peach has 356% more Vitamin C than olive - olive has 0.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and peach has 4.1mg of Vitamin C.
Olives and peach contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - olive has 17ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and peach has 24ug of Vitamin A.
Olive has more Vitamin E than peach - olive has 1.7mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Olives and peach contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - olive has 1.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and peach has 3ug of Vitamin K.
Peach has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and folate. Both olives and peach contain significant amounts of Vitamin B6.
Olives | Peach | |
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Thiamin | 0.003 MG | 0.024 MG |
Riboflavin | ~ | 0.031 MG |
Niacin | 0.037 MG | 0.806 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.015 MG | 0.153 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.009 MG | 0.025 MG |
Folate | ~ | 6 UG |
Olive is an excellent source of calcium and it has 21 times more calcium than peach - olive has 88mg of calcium per 100 grams and peach has 4mg of calcium.
Olive is an excellent source of iron and it has 17 times more iron than peach - olive has 6.3mg of iron per 100 grams and peach has 0.34mg of iron.
Peach has 14 times more potassium than olive - olive has 8mg of potassium per 100 grams and peach has 122mg 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 olives and peach contain significant amounts of beta-carotene.
Olives | Peach | |
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beta-carotene | 198 UG | 224 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 510 UG | 132 UG |
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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