Cashew vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cashew and chestnut different?

Cashew is richer in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, while chestnut is higher in vitamin C.
Cashew covers your daily need for copper, 191% more than chestnut.
Cashew contains 30 times more saturated fat than chestnut. Cashew contains 7.783g of saturated fat, while chestnut contains 0.26g.
Chestnut has a higher glycemic index (54) than cashew (25).

Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed 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

Chestnut

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+440.7%
Contains more IronIron	+286.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+365%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2212%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+499%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+93.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+24.3%

~equal in Potassium ~715mg

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

Chestnut

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+185.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+45.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+173.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+79%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+5240%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+79.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+52%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	2.195mg	0.472mg	191%
Phosphorus	593mg	99mg	71%
Fats	43.85g	1.38g	65%
Iron	6.68mg	1.73mg	62%
Monounsaturated fat	23.797g	0.476g	58%
Magnesium	292mg	54mg	57%
Zinc	5.78mg	0.25mg	50%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.845g	0.545g	49%
Selenium	19.9µg		36%
Manganese	1.655mg	0.854mg	35%
Saturated fat	7.783g	0.26g	34%
Protein	18.22g	2g	32%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	26.7mg	29%
Vitamin K	34.1µg		28%
Vitamin B1	0.423mg	0.148mg	23%
Calories	553kcal	131kcal	21%
Vitamin B6	0.417mg	0.233mg	14%
Fiber	3.3g		13%
Vitamin B5	0.864mg	0.316mg	11%
Starch	23.49g		10%
Vitamin E	0.9mg		6%
Vitamin B2	0.058mg	0.104mg	4%
Folate	25µg	38µg	3%
Potassium	660mg	715mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.062mg	0.731mg	2%
Carbs	30.19g	27.76g	1%
Calcium	37mg	46mg	1%
Sodium	12mg	27mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	1.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	304kcal	655kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	3.9	N/A
Net carbs	26.89g	27.76g	N/A
Sugar	5.91g		N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.022mg	0%
Threonine	0.688mg	0.071mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.789mg	0.079mg	0%
Leucine	1.472mg	0.118mg	0%
Lysine	0.928mg	0.118mg	0%
Methionine	0.362mg	0.047mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.951mg	0.084mg	0%
Valine	1.094mg	0.112mg	0%
Histidine	0.456mg	0.055mg	0%
Fructose	0.05g		0%