Brazil nut: Nutrition Facts

Brazil nut is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 708.1 kcal

Brazil nut contains 2.33 grams of total sugars, 7.5 grams of dietary fiber and 0.25 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Brazil nut — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Brazil nut provides about 19.1% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 79.9% of the daily intake of fats and 3.8% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein14.3 g
19.1%
Fat67.1 g
79.9%
Carbs11.7 g
3.8%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Brazil nut of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E5.7 mg
39.0%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0.7 mg
0.8%
Vitamine B10.6 mg
50.0%
Vitamine B20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B30.3 mg
1.9%
Vitamine B428.8 mg
5.8%
Vitamine B50.2 mg
4.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Brazil nut.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium160 mg
16.0%
Iron2.4 mg
24.0%
Magnesium376 mg
94.0%
Phosphorus725 mg
103.6%
Potassium659 mg
14.0%
Sodium3 mg
0.2%
Zinc4.1 mg
37.3%
Copper1.7 mg
188.9%
Manganese1.2 mg
52.2%
Selenium1.9 mg
3454.5%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Brazil nut.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan135 mg
1.7%
Threonine365 mg
15.2%
Isoleucine518 mg
25.9%
Leucine1.2 g
25.9%
Lysine490 mg
12.0%
Methionine1.1 g
62.4%
Cystine306 mg
17.0%
Phenylalanine639 mg
14.5%
Tyrosine416 mg
9.5%
Valine760 mg
30.4%
Arginine2.1 g
35.1%
Histidine409 mg
19.5%
Alanine609 mg
9.2%
Aspartic acid1.3 g
10.9%
Glutamic acid3.2 g
23.5%
Glycine733 mg
20.9%
Proline706 mg
15.7%
Serine676 mg
8.1%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.190 g), isoleucine (0.518 g) and valine (0.760 g).
Brazil nut contains 2.47 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.733 g), arginine (2.140 g) and methionine (1.124 g).
Brazil nut contains 4.00 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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