Cashew butter vs. Peanut butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cashew butter and peanut butter?

Cashew butter is richer in copper, iron, vitamin K, zinc, selenium, and magnesium, while peanut butter is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin E, and vitamin B6.
Cashew butter's daily need coverage for copper is 148% higher.
Peanut butter has 101 times less vitamin K than cashew butter. Cashew butter has 30.3µg of vitamin K, while peanut butter has 0.3µg.
Peanut butter is lower in sodium.

We used Nuts, cashew butter, plain, with salt added and Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt types in this comparison.

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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

Peanut butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+24.5%
Contains more IronIron	+182.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+316.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+126.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.2%

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

Peanut butter

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+10000%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+79.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1083.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+117.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+58.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+30.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.15mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.758mg	0.422mg	148%
Vitamin B3	1.108mg	13.112mg	75%
Manganese		1.665mg	72%
Iron	4.91mg	1.74mg	40%
Vitamin E	5.08mg	9.1mg	27%
Vitamin K	30.3µg	0.3µg	25%
Vitamin B5		1.137mg	23%
Protein	12.12g	22.21g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.203mg	0.441mg	18%
Zinc	4.43mg	2.51mg	17%
Sodium	295mg	17mg	12%
Magnesium	206mg	168mg	9%
Selenium	9.3µg	4.1µg	9%
Fiber	3g	5g	8%
Phosphorus	388mg	335mg	8%
Folate	55µg	87µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	13.371g	12.535g	6%
Potassium	447mg	558mg	3%
Choline	48.3mg	63mg	3%
Carbs	30.3g	22.31g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.159mg	0.192mg	3%
Fats	53.03g	51.36g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	26.709g	25.941g	2%
Saturated fat	10.606g	10.325g	1%
Calories	609kcal	598kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.158mg	0.15mg	1%
Starch		3.56g	1%
Calcium	61mg	49mg	1%
Net carbs	27.3g	17.31g	N/A
Sugar	9.09g	10.49g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.075g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.162mg	0.231mg	0%
Threonine	0.388mg	0.525mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.445mg	0.616mg	0%
Leucine	0.831mg	1.546mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.681mg	0%
Methionine	0.204mg	0.265mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.537mg	1.202mg	0%
Valine	0.617mg	0.782mg	0%
Histidine	0.257mg	0.557mg	0%
Fructose		0.12g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.027g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		12.215g	N/A