Cashew vs. Cashew butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cashew and cashew butter

Cashew is higher in copper, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, selenium, and vitamin B6, yet cashew butter is higher in vitamin E.
Cashew covers your daily copper needs 49% more than cashew butter.
Cashew contains 3 times more vitamin B1 than cashew butter. While cashew contains 0.423mg of vitamin B1, cashew butter contains only 0.158mg.
The amount of saturated fat in cashew is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Nuts, cashew butter, plain, with salt added.

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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

Cashew butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+41.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+47.7%
Contains more IronIron	+36%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+114%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+64.9%

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

Cashew butter

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+167.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+105.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+12.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+464.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+174.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+120%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.108mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.655mg		72%
Copper	2.195mg	1.758mg	49%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.845g	13.371g	37%
Phosphorus	593mg	388mg	29%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	5.08mg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.423mg	0.158mg	22%
Iron	6.68mg	4.91mg	22%
Magnesium	292mg	206mg	20%
Selenium	19.9µg	9.3µg	19%
Vitamin B5	0.864mg		17%
Vitamin B6	0.417mg	0.203mg	16%
Fats	43.85g	53.03g	14%
Saturated fat	7.783g	10.606g	13%
Zinc	5.78mg	4.43mg	12%
Sodium	12mg	295mg	12%
Protein	18.22g	12.12g	12%
Starch	23.49g		10%
Choline		48.3mg	9%
Folate	25µg	55µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.058mg	0.159mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	23.797g	26.709g	7%
Potassium	660mg	447mg	6%
Vitamin K	34.1µg	30.3µg	3%
Calories	553kcal	609kcal	3%
Calcium	37mg	61mg	2%
Fiber	3.3g	3g	1%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Carbs	30.19g	30.3g	0%
Net carbs	26.89g	27.3g	N/A
Sugar	5.91g	9.09g	N/A
Vitamin B3	1.062mg	1.108mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.162mg	0%
Threonine	0.688mg	0.388mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.789mg	0.445mg	0%
Leucine	1.472mg	0.831mg	0%
Lysine	0.928mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.362mg	0.204mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.951mg	0.537mg	0%
Valine	1.094mg	0.617mg	0%
Histidine	0.456mg	0.257mg	0%
Fructose	0.05g		0%