Brazil nuts vs Peanuts: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Brazil nuts has 659 kcal and Peanuts has 563 kcal, so Peanuts has 15% fewer calories.

Peanuts has more protein (25.2 g vs 14.3 g). Brazil nuts has more fat (67.1 g vs 48.8 g). Peanuts has more carbohydrates (16.5 g vs 11.7 g). Relative to calories, Peanuts is the better protein source (4.47 g vs 2.17 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Brazil nuts - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Brazil nuts - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Brazil Nuts
Serving size:
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one brazil nuts (4g)handful (50g)tablespoon (15g)cup (133g)half cup (66.5g)
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
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Sugars g

Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Peanuts
Serving size:
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handful (45g)cup (125g)half cup (62.5g)
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Brazil Nuts vs Peanuts 100g Compare


per 100gBrazil nutsPeanuts
Calories659 563
Carbohydrates11.74 g16.54 g
Fat67.1 g48.75 g
Dietary fiber7.5 g8.5 g
Protein14.32 g25.19 g
Calcium160 mg89 mg
Iron2.43 mg2.55 mg
Magnessium376 mg171 mg
Potassium597 mg690 mg
Sodium2 mg10 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.617 mg0.653 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.035 mg0.131 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.295 mg12.375 mg
Vitaminium B50.184 mg1.767 mg
Vitaminium B60.101 mg0.346 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)22 µg0.239 µg
Vitaminium E7.87 mg6.56 mg

More Calories in Brazil nuts

At first glance, you can see that in brazil nuts is more calories than in peanuts.

Brazil nuts has 659 kcal per 100g and peanuts 563 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 17%.

In brazil nuts and in peanuts most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare brazil nuts with peanuts in details.

Brazil nuts 100g

659kcal

Calories source

  • 7% CARBS.
  • 8% PROTEIN
  • 85% FAT

Peanuts 100g

563kcal

Calories source

  • 11% CARBS
  • 17% PROTEIN
  • 72% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.