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Cashew vs. Italian sausage raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cashew and italian sausage raw

  • Cashew has more copper, manganese, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, italian sausage raw is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Cashew covers your daily need for copper, 235% more than italian sausage raw.
  • Cashew has 29 times more manganese than italian sausage raw. While cashew has 1.655mg of manganese, italian sausage raw has only 0.058mg.
  • Cashew has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Sausage, Italian, pork, 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 10% 5.4% 22% 44% 27% 49% 61% 95% 7.6% 135%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1985.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +105.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +160.9%
Contains more IronIron +466.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +2643.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +222.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +317.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2753.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +24.6%

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%
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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 142% 39% 61% 31% 69% 114% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +212.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +189.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +206%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Italian sausage raw DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.08mg 235%
Iron 6.68mg 1.18mg 69%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.058mg 69%
Magnesium 292mg 14mg 66%
Phosphorus 593mg 142mg 64%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.91µg 38%
Zinc 5.78mg 1.79mg 36%
Sodium 12mg 731mg 31%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 4.03g 25%
Cholesterol 0mg 76mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 14.34g 24%
Fats 43.85g 31.33g 19%
Saturated fat 7.783g 11.27g 16%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 3.25mg 14%
Fiber 3.3g 0g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.568mg 12%
Potassium 660mg 253mg 12%
Calories 553kcal 346kcal 10%
Carbs 30.19g 0.65g 10%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Selenium 19.9µg 24.8µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.3mg 9%
Protein 18.22g 14.25g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.168mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.51mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Folate 25µg 8µg 4%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 2mg 2%
Calcium 37mg 18mg 2%
Net carbs 26.89g 0.65g N/A
Sugar 5.91g N/A
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.114mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.563mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.52mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.956mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 1.083mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.346mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.477mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.572mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.411mg 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
14% 31% 51% 3%
Protein: 14.25 g
Fats: 31.33 g
Carbs: 0.65 g
Water: 51.08 g
Other: 2.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.9%
Contains more FatsFats +40%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4544.6%
Contains more WaterWater +882.3%
~equal in Other ~2.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
3
20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 g
38% 48% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.27 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.03 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +65.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.7%

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. Italian sausage raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171631/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.