Cashew vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cashew and arborio rice

The amount of copper, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, manganese, zinc, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B1 in cashew is higher than in arborio rice.
Cashew covers your daily copper needs 236% more than arborio rice.
Arborio rice has 153 times less saturated fat than cashew. Cashew has 7.783g of saturated fat, while arborio rice has 0.051g.
Arborio rice has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of arborio rice is 69, while the glycemic index of cashew is 25.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked.

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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

Arborio rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+3550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2438.5%
Contains more IronIron	+357.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2948.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1345%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1697%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+363.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+165.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

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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

Arborio rice

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+157.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+262.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+117.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+606.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+136%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	2.195mg	0.072mg	236%
Phosphorus	593mg	33mg	80%
Magnesium	292mg	8mg	68%
Fats	43.85g	0.19g	67%
Iron	6.68mg	1.46mg	65%
Monounsaturated fat	23.797g	0.058g	59%
Manganese	1.655mg	0.357mg	56%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.845g	0.05g	52%
Zinc	5.78mg	0.4mg	49%
Saturated fat	7.783g	0.051g	35%
Protein	18.22g	2.36g	32%
Vitamin K	34.1µg		28%
Vitamin B6	0.417mg	0.059mg	28%
Selenium	19.9µg	7.5µg	23%
Vitamin B1	0.423mg	0.164mg	22%
Calories	553kcal	130kcal	21%
Potassium	660mg	26mg	19%
Fiber	3.3g		13%
Starch	23.49g		10%
Vitamin B5	0.864mg	0.397mg	9%
Folate	25µg	59µg	9%
Vitamin E	0.9mg		6%
Calcium	37mg	1mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.058mg	0.016mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.062mg	1.493mg	3%
Sodium	12mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	26.89g	28.73g	N/A
Carbs	30.19g	28.73g	0%
Sugar	5.91g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.688mg	0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.789mg	0.102mg	0%
Leucine	1.472mg	0.195mg	0%
Lysine	0.928mg	0.085mg	0%
Methionine	0.362mg	0.056mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.951mg	0.126mg	0%
Valine	1.094mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.456mg	0.056mg	0%
Fructose	0.05g		0%