Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
almonds
versus
radishes
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in almonds and radishes:
Almond is high in calories and radish has 97% less calories than almond - radish has 16 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 radishes for protein. Almonds has a macronutrient ratio of 14:14:72 and for radishes, 16:79:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Almonds | Radishes | |
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Protein | 14% | 16% |
Carbohydrates | 14% | 79% |
Fat | 72% | 5% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Radish has 5.3 times less carbohydrates than almond - radish has 3.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and almond has 21.6g of carbohydrates.
Almond is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 681% more dietary fiber than radish - radish has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and almond has 12.5g of dietary fiber.
Radishes and almonds contain similar amounts of sugar - radish has 1.9g of sugar per 100 grams and almond has 4.4g of sugar.
Almond is an excellent source of protein and it has 30 times more protein than radish - radish has 0.68g of protein per 100 grams and almond has 21.2g of protein.
Radish has signficantly less saturated fat than almond - radish has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond has 3.8g of saturated fat.
Both almonds and radishes are low in trans fat - almond has 0.02g of trans fat per 100 grams and radish does not contain significant amounts.
Radish is a great source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than almond - radish has 14.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and almond does not contain significant amounts.
Almonds and radishes contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - almond has 0.6ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and radish does not contain significant amounts.
Almond is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has more Vitamin E than radish - almond has 25.6mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and radish does not contain significant amounts.
Radishes and almonds contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - radish has 1.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and almond does not contain significant amounts.
Almond has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both almonds and radishes contain significant amounts of folate.
Almonds | Radishes | |
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Thiamin | 0.205 MG | 0.012 MG |
Riboflavin | 1.138 MG | 0.039 MG |
Niacin | 3.618 MG | 0.254 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.471 MG | 0.165 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.137 MG | 0.071 MG |
Folate | 44 UG | 25 UG |
Almond is an excellent source of calcium and it has 976% more calcium than radish - radish has 25mg of calcium per 100 grams and almond has 269mg of calcium.
Almond is an excellent source of iron and it has 991% more iron than radish - radish has 0.34mg of iron per 100 grams and almond has 3.7mg of iron.
Both radishes and almonds are high in potassium. Almond has 215% more potassium than radish - radish has 233mg of potassium per 100 grams and almond has 733mg of potassium.
Naturally occuring in fruits and vegetables, flavonoids are associated with many health benefits and used in a variety of medicinal and pharmaceutical applications. [2][3]
For specific flavonoid compounds, almond has more isorhamnetin and quercetin than radish per 100 grams, however, radish contains more kaempferol than almond per 100 grams.
Almonds | Radishes | |
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isorhamnetin | 2.64 mg | ~ |
kaempferol | 0.39 mg | 0.86 mg |
Quercetin | 0.36 mg | ~ |
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 almonds and radishes contain small amounts of beta-carotene and lutein + zeaxanthin.
Almonds | Radishes | |
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beta-carotene | 1 UG | 4 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 1 UG | 10 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, radish has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than almond per 100 grams.
Almonds | Radishes | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.003 G | 0.031 G |
Total | 0.003 G | 0.031 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, almond has more linoleic acid than radish per 100 grams.
Almonds | Radishes | |
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other omega 6 | 0.002 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 12.324 G | 0.017 G |
Total | 12.326 G | 0.017 G |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||