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Cashew vs. Nougat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cashew and nougat

  • Nougat has less copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6 than cashew.
  • Cashew covers your daily need for copper, 229% more than nougat.
  • Cashew has 33 times more vitamin B1 than nougat. While cashew has 0.423mg of vitamin B1, nougat has only 0.013mg.
  • Nougat has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Candies, nougat, with almonds.

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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%
Nougat
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 9.6% 9.3% 22% 45% 11% 24% 4.3% 40% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +812.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +528.6%
Contains more IronIron +1032.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1538.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1276.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +978.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +444.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +665.4%

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
7
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%
Nougat
4
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% 0% 55% 0% 3.3% 34% 9% 3.6% 4.6% 1.3% 0% 3.8% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3153.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1340%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1985%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +207.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +155.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Nougat DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.134mg 229%
Phosphorus 593mg 55mg 77%
Iron 6.68mg 0.59mg 76%
Fats 43.85g 1.67g 65%
Magnesium 292mg 32mg 62%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0g 59%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.304mg 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.42mg 49%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.013mg 34%
Selenium 19.9µg 2.6µg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.02mg 31%
Protein 18.22g 3.33g 30%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 0µg 28%
Saturated fat 7.783g 1.667g 28%
Carbs 30.19g 92.39g 21%
Potassium 660mg 105mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.06mg 16%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 2.77mg 12%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Calories 553kcal 398kcal 8%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.148mg 7%
Folate 25µg 5µg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.478mg 4%
Sodium 12mg 33mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Calcium 37mg 32mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 26.89g 89.09g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 44.97g N/A
Fiber 3.3g 3.3g 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%

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
Nougat
1
3% 2% 92% 2%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 1.67 g
Carbs: 92.39 g
Water: 2.15 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +447.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2525.7%
Contains more WaterWater +141.9%
Contains more OtherOther +452.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +206%

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
Nougat
1
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.667 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.6%

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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. Nougat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169060/nutrients

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

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