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Cashew vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cashew and currants

  • Cashew has more copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B1, while currants have more vitamin C.
  • Cashew's daily need coverage for copper is 232% higher.
  • Currants contain 458 times less saturated fat than cashew. Cashew contains 7.783g of saturated fat, while currants contain 0.017g.

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Currants, red, and white, 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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2146.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +140%
Contains more IronIron +568%
Contains more CopperCopper +1951.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +2413%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1247.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +789.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3216.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%

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
8
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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +957.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +962%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1250%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +495.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +210%
Contains more FolateFolate +212.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Currant DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.107mg 232%
Phosphorus 593mg 44mg 78%
Iron 6.68mg 1mg 71%
Fats 43.85g 0.2g 67%
Magnesium 292mg 13mg 66%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.186mg 64%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.028g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.088g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.23mg 50%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 41mg 45%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.017g 35%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.6µg 35%
Protein 18.22g 1.4g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.04mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.07mg 27%
Calories 553kcal 56kcal 25%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 11µg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.064mg 16%
Potassium 660mg 275mg 11%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.1mg 6%
Carbs 30.19g 13.8g 5%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.1mg 5%
Fructose 0.05g 3.53g 4%
Fiber 3.3g 4.3g 4%
Folate 25µg 8µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.05mg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 9.5g N/A
Calcium 37mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 5.91g 7.37g N/A
Sodium 12mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 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%

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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1201.4%
Contains more FatsFats +21825%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.8%
Contains more OtherOther +290.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1514.4%

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
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +84889.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8814.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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
8% 44% 48%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.61 g
Glucose: 3.22 g
Fructose: 3.53 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +852.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +6340%
Contains more FructoseFructose +6960%
~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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/nutrients

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

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