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Cashew vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cashew and brunost different?

  • Cashew is richer in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, and zinc, while brunost is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and calcium.
  • Cashew covers your daily need for copper, 235% more than brunost.
  • Cashew contains 41 times more manganese than brunost. Cashew contains 1.655mg of manganese, while brunost contains 0.04mg.
  • Cashew is lower in saturated fat.

Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Cheese, gjetost types were used in this article.

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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
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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 50% 120% 124% 20% 27% 31% 190% 78% 5.2% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +317.1%
Contains more IronIron +1184.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2643.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +407%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4037.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +981.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.5%

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
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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% 111% 0% 0% 79% 319% 15% 201% 63% 303% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +53.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2282.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +287.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Brunost DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.08mg 235%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 1.382mg 102%
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.42µg 101%
Iron 6.68mg 0.52mg 77%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.04mg 70%
Magnesium 292mg 70mg 53%
Saturated fat 7.783g 19.16g 52%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 3.351mg 50%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.938g 46%
Zinc 5.78mg 1.14mg 42%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 7.879g 40%
Vitamin A 0µg 334µg 37%
Calcium 37mg 400mg 36%
Cholesterol 0mg 94mg 31%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 28%
Sodium 12mg 600mg 26%
Potassium 660mg 1409mg 22%
Fats 43.85g 29.51g 22%
Phosphorus 593mg 444mg 21%
Protein 18.22g 9.65g 17%
Fiber 3.3g 0g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.271mg 11%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Selenium 19.9µg 14.5µg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.315mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Folate 25µg 5µg 5%
Calories 553kcal 466kcal 4%
Carbs 30.19g 42.65g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.813mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 42.65g N/A
Sugar 5.91g N/A
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.393mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.519mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.992mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.814mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.318mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.54mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.765mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.293mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
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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
10% 30% 43% 13% 5%
Protein: 9.65 g
Fats: 29.51 g
Carbs: 42.65 g
Water: 13.44 g
Other: 4.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +88.8%
Contains more FatsFats +48.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41.3%
Contains more WaterWater +158.5%
Contains more OtherOther +87%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
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20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 g
68% 28% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.16 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.938 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +202%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +736.4%

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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. Brunost - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171240/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.