Nutrition for Macadamia Nut

Macadamia Nut Nutrition Summary

One cup of macadamia nut (132 grams or 0.3 lb) contains 948 calories and 10.3 grams of protein. Macadamia nut consist of 2% water, 13% carbohydrates, 8% protein, and 76% fat.

Macadamia nut is an excellent source of many nutrients, including dietary fiber, protein, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, thiamin and Vitamin B6. It also contains significant amounts of niacin, manganese, selenium, copper, phosphorus, zinc and choline.

In one cup of macadamia nut:

• Calories: 948
• Protein: 10.3 g
• Sugar: 5.5 g
• Dietary fiber: 10.6 g
• Fat: 100.4 g, (Saturated: 15.8 g)
• Sodium: 5.3 mg

There is no significant amounts of cholesterol in macadamia nut.

See the Macadamia Nut Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Nuts, macadamia nuts, dry roasted, without salt added.

Calories in Macadamia Nut

Macadamia nut has 948 calories per cup or 718 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat.

89% of calories in macadamia nut are from fat, 7% of calories are from carbohydrates and 4% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-3 and Omega-6 in Macadamia Nut

Calories Similar to Macadamia Nut

Some other nuts or seeds with similar calories to macadamia nut by weight:

• Pili Nut: +1 calories
• Pecan: -36 calories
• Pine Nut: -59 calories
• Brazil Nut: -78 calories

Protein in Macadamia Nut

An excellent source of protein, a single cup of Macadamia Nut contains 21% of recommended daily values or 10.3 grams of protein. In addition, macadamia nut contains significant amounts of all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 10.28 g
• Tryptophan: 0.09 g
• Threonine: 0.48 g
• Isoleucine: 0.41 g
• Leucine: 0.78 g
• Methionine: 0.03 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.86 g
• Valine: 0.47 g
• Histidine: 0.25 g

There is no significant amounts of lysine in macadamia nut.

Protein Similar to Macadamia Nut

Some other nuts or seeds with similar amounts of protein to macadamia nut by weight:

• Breadfruit Seeds: +1.1 grams
• Pecan: +1.8 grams
• Pili Nut: +4 grams
• Hedge Mustard Seeds: +5.7 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Macadamia Nut

An good source of many nutrients, macadamia nut contains abundant amounts of calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, thiamin and Vitamin B6. In fact, a single cup of macadamia nut contains 85% of recommended daily values or 0.9 milligrams of thiamin. Also a great source of magnesium, a single cup of macadamia nut contains 50% of recommended daily values or 155.8 milligrams of magnesium.

Vitamins in macadamia nut (1 cup):

• Thiamin: 0.9 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 3 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.5 mg
• Vitamin c: 0.9 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.8 mg
• Folate: 13.2 ug

Minerals in macadamia nut (1 cup):

• Calcium: 92.4 mg
• Potassium: 479.2 mg
• Iron: 3.5 mg
• Magnesium: 155.8 mg
• Zinc: 1.7 mg
• Selenium: 15.4 ug
• Phosphorus: 261.4 mg
• Copper: 0.8 mg
• Manganese: 4 mg
• Choline: 58.9 mg

There is no significant amounts of vitamin a, pantothenic acid, vitamin b12 or vitamin k in macadamia nut.

Similar to Macadamia Nut for Thiamin (Vit B1)

Here are some other nuts or seeds with similarly abundant amounts of thiamin (Vit B1) to macadamia nut:

• Pistachio: -0.02 MG
• Pecan: -0.07 MG
• Lotus Seeds: -0.09 MG
• Chia Seeds: -0.12 MG

Macadamia Nut Nutrition Chart

Macadamia Nut in Cooking

Macadamia nut is in the top 25% most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two cups of macadamia nut.

Friends and Relatives of Macadamia Nut

Foods commonly cooked with macadamia nut:

• White Chocolate
• Peanuts

Other similar relatives:

• Coconut
• Coconut Cream