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Cashew vs. Filo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cashew and filo

  • Cashew is higher in copper, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, zinc, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin K, yet filo is higher in vitamin B2.
  • Cashew covers your daily copper needs 233% more than filo.
  • Cashew contains 19 times more magnesium than filo. While cashew contains 292mg of magnesium, filo contains only 15mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in filo is lower.
  • The glycemic index of cashew is lower.

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

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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%
Filo
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 6.5% 120% 34% 13% 32% 63% 62% 127%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1846.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +236.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +791.9%
Contains more IronIron +108.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +2073.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1079.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +690.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +247.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.1%

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
5
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%
Filo
5
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% 1.6% 0% 135% 79% 76% 18% 6.9% 0% 6.3% 66% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1025%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +186.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1290%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1264%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +487.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +283.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +252%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Filo DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.101mg 233%
Phosphorus 593mg 75mg 74%
Magnesium 292mg 15mg 66%
Fats 43.85g 6g 58%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 3.149g 52%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.476mg 51%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.49mg 48%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.923g 46%
Iron 6.68mg 3.21mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.03mg 30%
Saturated fat 7.783g 1.47g 29%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 2.5µg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.341mg 22%
Protein 18.22g 7.1g 22%
Sodium 12mg 483mg 20%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 4.073mg 19%
Potassium 660mg 74mg 17%
Folate 25µg 88µg 16%
Calories 553kcal 299kcal 13%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.302mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.541mg 10%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Carbs 30.19g 52.6g 7%
Selenium 19.9µg 23.3µg 6%
Fiber 3.3g 1.9g 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.08mg 5%
Calcium 37mg 11mg 3%
Choline 6.9mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 50.7g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 0.18g N/A
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.088mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.194mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.246mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.49mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.158mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.126mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.359mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.286mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.159mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
3
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
Filo
2
7% 6% 53% 33% 2%
Protein: 7.1 g
Fats: 6 g
Carbs: 52.6 g
Water: 32.6 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +156.6%
Contains more FatsFats +630.8%
Contains more OtherOther +49.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +74.2%
Contains more WaterWater +526.9%

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
Filo
1
27% 57% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.47 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.923 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +655.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +749.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.1%

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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. Filo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172791/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.