Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Blanched Almonds VS Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing

Weight per 500 calories

• Blanched Almonds: 84.7g
• Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing: 98g

Both foods have similar energy densities which is very high in comparison to other foods.

Which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Blanched Almonds or Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Blanched Almonds	14%	75%	11%
Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing	2%	43%	55%

Macro Nutrients

	Blanched Almonds	Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	46% 44.5g	24.4% 23.7g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	10.5% 3.35g	49.7% 16g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0.21% 0.003g	14.7% 0.23g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	61.6% 10.5g	24.6% 4.2g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	12% 16g	53% 69g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	5.4% 3.92g	55.7% 40.4g	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	0% 0g	NA	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	% 0.025g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	% 3.78g	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	22% 8.4g	2.33% 0.88g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	32.4% 18g	5.26% 2.95g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Blanched Almonds	Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	13.5% 0.16mg	23% 0.28mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	46.3% 0.6mg	11.3% 0.15mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	18.5% 2.97mg	10.4% 1.67mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	5.32% 0.27mg	NA	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	7.5% 0.097mg	1.06% 0.014mg	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	10.4% 41.5μg	14.5% 58μg	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	0% 0mg	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	134% 20mg	6.1% 0.91mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0% 0μg	4.9% 5.9μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Blanched Almonds	Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	20% 200mg	0.59% 5.9mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	97% 0.87mg	5.68% 0.051mg	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	34.7% 2.78mg	19.3% 1.54mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	54% 227mg	1.64% 6.88mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	67.6% 1.56mg	NA	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	58.2% 408mg	0.7% 4.9mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	16.4% 558mg	2.77% 94mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	4.93% 2.7μg	20% 11μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	1.07% 16mg	17% 252mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	23% 2.5mg	2.14% 0.24mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	0.1% 3.82g	0.053% 1.96g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Blanched Almonds vs Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing:

• Blanched Almonds have 4.1 times more Vitamin B2, 1.8 times more Vitamin B3, 7.1 times more Vitamin B6 and 22 times more Vitamin E than Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing.
• While Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing contain 1.7 times more Vitamin B1 and 1.4 times more Vitamin B9 than Blanched Almonds.
• Both Blanched Almonds as well as Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Vitamin K in 500 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Blanched Almonds vs Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing:

• Blanched Almonds have 33.9 times more Calcium, 17 times more Copper, 1.8 times more Iron, 33 times more Magnesium, 83 times more Phosphorus, 5.9 times more Potassium and 10.7 times more Zinc than Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing.
• While Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing contain 4.1 times more Selenium and 15.7 times more Sodium than Blanched Almonds.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• Blanched Almonds have 1.9 times more Fat, 2.5 times more Omega 6, 9.5 times more Fiber and 6.2 times more Protein than Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing.
• While Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing contain 4.8 times more Saturated Fat, 69.3 times more Omega 3, 4.4 times more Carbohydrate and 10.3 times more Sugars than Blanched Almonds.
• Both Blanched Almonds and Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing have similar amounts of Energy per 500 kcal.
• Both Blanched Almonds as well as Cookies, animal, with frosting or icing have insufficient amounts of Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 500 kcal.