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Cashew vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cashew and butter cookie

  • Cashew has more copper, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, iron, zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin K; however, butter cookie has more vitamin B2.
  • Cashew's daily need coverage for copper is 222% more.
  • Cashew has 24 times more magnesium than butter cookie. Cashew has 292mg of magnesium, while butter cookie has 12mg.
  • Butter cookie has a higher glycemic index than cashew.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched.

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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
10
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 8.6% 8.7% 9.8% 83% 67% 10% 44% 37% 22% 46%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +494.6%
Contains more IronIron +200.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +997.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1421.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +481.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +873.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +136.9%

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
6
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 0% 55% 12% 6% 93% 77% 60% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 57% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +77%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1058.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1905.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +477.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +200.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +204%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Butter cookie DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.2mg 222%
Phosphorus 593mg 102mg 70%
Magnesium 292mg 12mg 67%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.17mg 65%
Iron 6.68mg 2.22mg 56%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.38mg 49%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.982g 46%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 5.522g 46%
Cholesterol 0mg 117mg 39%
Fats 43.85g 18.8g 39%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.036mg 29%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 1.7µg 27%
Protein 18.22g 6.1g 24%
Selenium 19.9µg 8.4µg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.335mg 21%
Vitamin A 0µg 165µg 18%
Potassium 660mg 111mg 16%
Saturated fat 7.783g 11.051g 15%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.36µg 15%
Carbs 30.19g 68.9g 13%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 3.19mg 13%
Folate 25µg 76µg 13%
Sodium 12mg 282mg 12%
Fiber 3.3g 0.8g 10%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.488mg 8%
Calories 553kcal 467kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.37mg 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.58mg 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 16IU 2%
Calcium 37mg 29mg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 68.1g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 20.24g N/A
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.299mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.136mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
4
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
6% 19% 69% 5%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 18.8 g
Carbs: 68.9 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +198.7%
Contains more FatsFats +133.2%
Contains more WaterWater +13%
Contains more OtherOther +58.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +128.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
3
20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 g
63% 31% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.522 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.982 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +330.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +698.9%

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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. Butter cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174950/nutrients

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

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