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Cashew vs. Cranberries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cashew and cranberries

  • Cashew is higher than cranberries in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Cashew covers your daily copper needs 238% more than cranberries.
  • Cashew contains 973 times more saturated fat than cranberries. While cashew contains 7.783g of saturated fat, cranberries contain only 0.008g.
  • The glycemic index of cashew is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Cranberries, raw.

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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
9
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 4.3% 2.4% 7.1% 8.6% 19% 2.5% 4.7% 0.26% 35% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4766.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +362.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +725%
Contains more IronIron +2804.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +3819.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +6322.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5290.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +519.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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 47% 1% 26% 0% 3% 4.6% 1.9% 18% 13% 0% 13% 0.75% 3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3425%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +951.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +192.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +631.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +582%
Contains more FolateFolate +2400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +46.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Cranberries DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.056mg 238%
Phosphorus 593mg 11mg 83%
Iron 6.68mg 0.23mg 81%
Magnesium 292mg 6mg 68%
Fats 43.85g 0.13g 67%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.267mg 60%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.018g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.055g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.09mg 52%
Protein 18.22g 0.46g 36%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.1µg 36%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.008g 35%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.012mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.057mg 28%
Calories 553kcal 46kcal 25%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 5µg 24%
Potassium 660mg 80mg 17%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 14mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.295mg 11%
Starch 23.49g 0g 10%
Carbs 30.19g 11.97g 6%
Folate 25µg 1µg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.101mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 1.32mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.02mg 3%
Calcium 37mg 8mg 3%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Fructose 0.05g 0.67g 1%
Fiber 3.3g 3.6g 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 8.37g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 4.27g N/A
Sodium 12mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.033mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.053mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.045mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.018mg 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
12% 87%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 11.97 g
Water: 87.32 g
Other: 0.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3860.9%
Contains more FatsFats +33630.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +152.2%
Contains more OtherOther +2016.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1579.2%

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
10% 22% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.008 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +132105.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14163.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
2
80% 20%
Starch: 23.49 g
Sucrose: 5.81 g
Glucose: 0.05 g
Fructose: 0.05 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
4% 81% 16%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.16 g
Glucose: 3.44 g
Fructose: 0.67 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3531.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +6780%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1240%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Cranberries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171722/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.