Cashew butter vs. Mixed nuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cashew butter and mixed nuts

Cashew butter is higher in copper, iron, vitamin K, and zinc, yet mixed nuts are higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin E, fiber, and vitamin B6.
Cashew butter covers your daily copper needs 95% more than mixed nuts.
Cashew butter contains 59 times more sodium than mixed nuts. While cashew butter contains 295mg of sodium, mixed nuts contain only 5mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, cashew butter, plain, with salt added and Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, without salt added.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Cashew butter

Mixed nuts

Contains more IronIron	+88.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+93.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+91.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+41.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+264.5%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Cashew butter

Mixed nuts

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+431.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+53.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+595.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+73.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~52mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.758mg	0.907mg	95%
Manganese		2.04mg	89%
Selenium	9.3µg	33.9µg	45%
Vitamin B3	1.108mg	7.709mg	41%
Iron	4.91mg	2.61mg	29%
Vitamin B5		1.14mg	23%
Vitamin K	30.3µg	5.7µg	21%
Vitamin E	5.08mg	7.82mg	18%
Protein	12.12g	20.04g	16%
Fiber	3g	7g	16%
Sodium	295mg	5mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.203mg	0.352mg	11%
Phosphorus	388mg	456mg	10%
Zinc	4.43mg	3.36mg	10%
Saturated fat	10.606g	8.711g	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	13.371g	14.612g	8%
Folate	55µg	83µg	7%
Calcium	61mg	117mg	6%
Potassium	447mg	632mg	5%
Magnesium	206mg	229mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	26.709g	28.488g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.158mg	0.189mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.159mg	0.196mg	3%
Carbs	30.3g	21.05g	3%
Starch		4.2g	2%
Choline	48.3mg	52mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Fats	53.03g	53.95g	1%
Calories	609kcal	607kcal	0%
Net carbs	27.3g	14.05g	N/A
Sugar	9.09g	4.15g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.055g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.162mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	0.388mg	0.703mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.445mg	0.826mg	0%
Leucine	0.831mg	1.656mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.782mg	0%
Methionine	0.204mg	0.283mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.537mg	1.182mg	0%
Valine	0.617mg	1.001mg	0%
Histidine	0.257mg	0.572mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.082g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.013g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		14.455g	N/A