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Cashew vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cashew and baby food

  • Cashew has more copper, magnesium, zinc, and phosphorus; however, baby food has more iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and calcium.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 510% more.
  • Cashew has 10 times more saturated fat than baby food. Cashew has 7.783g of saturated fat, while baby food has 0.769g.
  • Baby food has a higher glycemic index than cashew.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified.

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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
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 209% 11% 58% 251% 732% 158% 254% 1.6% 216% 109%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +192%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51%
Contains more CopperCopper +557.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +140.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1881.1%
Contains more IronIron +611.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30.2%

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
2
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.7% 0% 18% 0% 106% 13% 20% 52% 96% 0% 85% 19% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +120.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2173.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +360%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +308.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +476.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4584.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3168.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +72%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 6.68mg 47.5mg 510%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 34.714mg 210%
Copper 2.195mg 0.334mg 207%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 2.717mg 205%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 2.438mg 168%
Manganese 1.655mg 72%
Calcium 37mg 733mg 70%
Fats 43.85g 4.4g 61%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 1.206g 56%
Magnesium 292mg 100mg 46%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 1.697g 41%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.769g 32%
Zinc 5.78mg 2.4mg 31%
Phosphorus 593mg 392mg 29%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 1.5µg 27%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 3.68mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.189mg 18%
Fiber 3.3g 7.5g 17%
Carbs 30.19g 73.4g 14%
Protein 18.22g 12.2g 12%
Selenium 19.9µg 25.9µg 11%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Calories 553kcal 379kcal 9%
Potassium 660mg 437mg 7%
Folate 25µg 43µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 1.074mg 4%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 2.3mg 2%
Net carbs 26.89g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 0.87g N/A
Sodium 12mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.286mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
2
18% 44% 30% 5% 3%
Protein: 18.22 g
Fats: 43.85 g
Carbs: 30.19 g
Water: 5.2 g
Other: 2.54 g
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +49.3%
Contains more FatsFats +896.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +143.1%
Contains more WaterWater +28.8%
Contains more OtherOther +29.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
2
20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1873.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +362.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Cashew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170162/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.