Per 100 g, Almonds and Walnuts compared on the 23 of 34 nutrients where both records have a usable value. Almonds is higher in 16, Walnuts is higher in 6 and 1 are equal. Content in the food is compared, not absorption.
Vitamins
Vitamins per 100 g
Nutrient
Almonds
Walnuts
Higher
Vitamin A (RAE / retinol equivalent)
no usable value
no usable value
not compared
Vitamin C
no usable value
no usable value
not compared
Vitamin D
no usable value
no usable value
not compared
Vitamin E
no usable value
no usable value
not compared
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
0 µg
1.7 µg
Walnuts
Thiamin (B1)
0.16 mg
0.23 mg
Walnuts
Riboflavin (B2)
no usable value
no usable value
not compared
Niacin (B3)
3.77 mg
1.22 mg
Almonds
Pantothenic acid (B5)
no usable value
no usable value
not compared
Vitamin B6
0.101 mg
0.66 mg
Walnuts
Biotin (B7)
57 µg
17.3 µg
Almonds
Folate (total)
no usable value
no usable value
not compared
Vitamin B12
no usable value
no usable value
not compared
Choline
no usable value
no usable value
not compared
Minerals
Minerals per 100 g
Nutrient
Almonds
Walnuts
Higher
Calcium
254 mg
88.3 mg
Almonds
Iron
3.74 mg
2.24 mg
Almonds
Magnesium
258 mg
142 mg
Almonds
Phosphorus
503 mg
365 mg
Almonds
Potassium
733 mg
424 mg
Almonds
Sodium
0 mg
0 mg
Equal
Zinc
2.86 mg
2.76 mg
Almonds
Copper
0.91 mg
1.21 mg
Walnuts
Manganese
2.15 mg
3 mg
Walnuts
Selenium
no usable value
no usable value
not compared
Iodine
no usable value
no usable value
not compared
Amino acids
Amino acids per 100 g
Nutrient
Almonds
Walnuts
Higher
Tryptophan
0.208 g
0.127 g
Almonds
Threonine
0.608 g
0.443 g
Almonds
Isoleucine
0.774 g
0.52 g
Almonds
Leucine
1.49 g
0.997 g
Almonds
Lysine
0.618 g
0.38 g
Almonds
Methionine
0.154 g
0.19 g
Walnuts
Phenylalanine
1.2 g
0.607 g
Almonds
Valine
0.916 g
0.597 g
Almonds
Histidine
0.548 g
0.343 g
Almonds
Sources and limitations
Almonds: USDA FoodData Central, Foundation Foods, record 2346393 (2026-10-29 (JSON)).
Walnuts: USDA FoodData Central, Foundation Foods, record 2346394 (2026-10-29 (JSON)).
Content in the food is compared; absorption and bioavailability are not.
A nutrient shown as “not compared” has no usable value in one of the records (missing, trace or defined differently); it is never counted as zero.
Not medical advice; no recommended intakes are shown.
