Comparing Nutrients in 100 calories Sun-dried Tomatoes VS Roasted Almonds

Weight per 100 calories

• Sun-dried Tomatoes: 38.8g
• Roasted Almonds: 16.7g

Dry Roasted Almonds have 2.3 times more energy per unit of mass than Sun-dried Tomatoes, which is very high in comparison to other foods. Sun-dried Tomatoes having high energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Sun-dried Tomatoes or Roasted Almonds?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Sun-dried Tomatoes	18%	9%	73%
Roasted Almonds	13%	74%	13%

Macro Nutrients

	Sun-dried Tomatoes	Roasted Almonds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	3.45% 100kcal	3.45% 100kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	1.2% 1.15g	9.06% 8.8g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.52% 0.17g	2.14% 0.68g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0.27% 0.004g	0.1% 0.002g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	2.5% 0.43g	12.7% 2.16g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	16.6% 21.6g	2.7% 3.5g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	20% 14.6g	1.12% 0.81g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	NA	0.002% 0.002g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	NA	% 0.002g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	% 0.79g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	12.5% 4.77g	4.8% 1.82g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	9.77% 5.47g	6.26% 3.5g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Sun-dried Tomatoes	Roasted Almonds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	1.9% 17μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	17% 0.2mg	1.07% 0.013mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	14.6% 0.19mg	15.4% 0.2mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	22% 3.5mg	3.8% 0.61mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	16.2% 0.81mg	1.07% 0.054mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	9.9% 0.13mg	1.75% 0.023mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	6.6% 26.4μg	2.3% 9.2μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	17% 15mg	0% 0mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	0.026% 0.004mg	26.6% 4mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	14% 16.7μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Sun-dried Tomatoes	Roasted Almonds	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	4.26% 42.6mg	4.5% 45mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	61.3% 0.55mg	20.4% 0.18mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	44% 3.52mg	7.8% 0.62mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	18% 75mg	11% 46.7mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	31% 0.72mg	16.2% 0.37mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	19.7% 138mg	11.3% 78.8mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	39% 1328mg	3.5% 119mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	3.88% 2.13μg	0.61% 0.33μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	2.76% 41.5mg	0.033% 0.5mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	7% 0.77mg	5.03% 0.55mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.15% 5.64g	0.011% 0.4g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 calories of Sun-dried Tomatoes vs Roasted Almonds:

• Sun-dried Tomatoes have more Vitamin A, 15.9 times more Vitamin B1, 5.8 times more Vitamin B3, 15.1 times more Vitamin B5, 5.7 times more Vitamin B6, 2.9 times more Vitamin B9, more Vitamin C and more Vitamin K than Dry Roasted Almonds.
• While Dry Roasted Almonds contain 1031.1 times more Vitamin E than Sun-dried Tomatoes.
• Both Sun-dried Tomatoes and Dry Roasted Almonds have similar amounts of Vitamin B2 per 100 kcal.
• Both Sun-dried Tomatoes as well as Dry Roasted Almonds have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 100 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 100 calories for Sun-dried Tomatoes vs Roasted Almonds:

• Sun-dried Tomatoes have 3 times more Copper, 5.6 times more Iron, 1.6 times more Magnesium, 1.9 times more Manganese, 1.8 times more Phosphorus, 11.1 times more Potassium, 6.4 times more Selenium, 82.7 times more Sodium and 1.4 times more Zinc than Dry Roasted Almonds.
• Both Sun-dried Tomatoes and Dry Roasted Almonds have similar amounts of Calcium per 100 kcal.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 calories:

• Sun-dried Tomatoes have 6.2 times more Carbohydrate, 17.9 times more Sugars, 2.6 times more Fiber and 1.6 times more Protein than Dry Roasted Almonds.
• While Dry Roasted Almonds contain 7.6 times more Fat, 4.1 times more Saturated Fat and 5.1 times more Omega 6 than Sun-dried Tomatoes.
• Both Sun-dried Tomatoes and Dry Roasted Almonds have similar amounts of Energy per 100 kcal.
• Both Sun-dried Tomatoes as well as Dry Roasted Almonds have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 100 kcal.