Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
strawberries
versus
walnut
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in strawberries and walnut:
Walnut is high in calories and strawberry has 95% less calories than walnut - strawberry has 32 calories per 100 grams and walnut has 654 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, strawberries is much heavier in carbs, much lighter in fat and similar to walnut for protein. Strawberries has a macronutrient ratio of 7:85:8 and for walnut, 9:8:84 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Strawberries | Walnut | |
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Protein | 7% | 9% |
Carbohydrates | 85% | 8% |
Fat | 8% | 84% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Strawberry has 44% less carbohydrates than walnut - strawberry has 7.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and walnut has 13.7g of carbohydrates.
Walnut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 235% more dietary fiber than strawberry - strawberry has 2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and walnut has 6.7g of dietary fiber.
Strawberries and walnut contain similar amounts of sugar - strawberry has 4.9g of sugar per 100 grams and walnut has 2.6g of sugar.
Walnut is an excellent source of protein and it has 21 times more protein than strawberry - strawberry has 0.67g of protein per 100 grams and walnut has 15.2g of protein.
Walnut is high in saturated fat and strawberry has 100% less saturated fat than walnut - strawberry has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and walnut has 6.1g of saturated fat.
Strawberry is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 44 times more Vitamin C than walnut - strawberry has 58.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and walnut has 1.3mg of Vitamin C.
Strawberries and walnut contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - strawberry has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and walnut has 1ug of Vitamin A.
Strawberries and walnut contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - strawberry has 0.29mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and walnut has 0.7mg of Vitamin E.
Strawberries and walnut contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - strawberry has 2.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and walnut has 2.7ug of Vitamin K.
Walnut has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Strawberries | Walnut | |
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Thiamin | 0.024 MG | 0.341 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.022 MG | 0.15 MG |
Niacin | 0.386 MG | 1.125 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.125 MG | 0.57 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.047 MG | 0.537 MG |
Folate | 24 UG | 98 UG |
Walnut is an excellent source of calcium and it has 513% more calcium than strawberry - strawberry has 16mg of calcium per 100 grams and walnut has 98mg of calcium.
Walnut is a great source of iron and it has 610% more iron than strawberry - strawberry has 0.41mg of iron per 100 grams and walnut has 2.9mg of iron.
Walnut is an excellent source of potassium and it has 188% more potassium than strawberry - strawberry has 153mg of potassium per 100 grams and walnut has 441mg 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 strawberries and walnut contain small amounts of beta-carotene.
Strawberries | Walnut | |
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beta-carotene | 7 UG | 12 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 26 UG | 9 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, walnut has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than strawberry per 100 grams.
Strawberries | Walnut | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.065 G | 9.08 G |
Total | 0.065 G | 9.08 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, walnut has more linoleic acid than strawberry per 100 grams.
Strawberries | Walnut | |
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linoleic acid | 0.09 G | 38.093 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.063 G |
Total | 0.09 G | 38.156 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 Walnut (Nuts, walnuts, english) .
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