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Cashew vs. Fettuccine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cashew and fettuccine different?

  • Cashew has more phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, potassium, and fiber than fettuccine.
  • Daily need coverage for phosphorus for cashew is 81% higher.
  • Cashew contains 58 times more zinc than fettuccine. While cashew contains 5.78mg of zinc, fettuccine contains only 0.1mg.
  • Fettuccine has less saturated fat.
  • Cashew has a lower glycemic index (25) than fettuccine (47).

Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and KASHI, STEAM MEAL, Chicken Fettuccine, Frozen Entree are the varieties 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
Cashew
10
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% 8.4% 15% 23% 0% 2.7% 11% 22% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4766.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +292.9%
Contains more IronIron +1013.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +5680%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2272%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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
7
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% 0% 9% 0% 23% 16% 34% 0% 12% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +370%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +734%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Fettuccine DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 244%
Phosphorus 593mg 25mg 81%
Iron 6.68mg 0.6mg 76%
Manganese 1.655mg 72%
Magnesium 292mg 6mg 68%
Fats 43.85g 2.7g 63%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.9g 57%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.1mg 52%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.4g 50%
Selenium 19.9µg 36%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.9g 31%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.05mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.09mg 28%
Protein 18.22g 6.2g 24%
Calories 553kcal 99kcal 23%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 17%
Potassium 660mg 168mg 14%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Sodium 12mg 166mg 7%
Folate 25µg 6µg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 14mg 5%
Carbs 30.19g 14g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 1.8mg 5%
Fiber 3.3g 2g 5%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.45mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.07mg 1%
Calcium 37mg 28mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 12g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 1.3g N/A
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%
Fructose 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
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
6% 3% 14% 75% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 14 g
Water: 75.2 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +193.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1524.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +115.6%
Contains more OtherOther +33.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1346.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
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
41% 41% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2544.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1861.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.4%

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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

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.