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Cashew vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cashew and lemons?

  • Cashew is higher in copper, phosphorus, iron, manganese, magnesium, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B1, yet lemons are higher in vitamin C.
  • Cashew's daily need coverage for copper is 240% more.
  • Cashew has 200 times more saturated fat than lemons. While cashew has 7.783g of saturated fat, lemons have only 0.039g.

We used Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Lemons, raw, without peel types 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
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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%
Lemon
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +378.3%
Contains more IronIron +1013.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +5832.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +9533.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3606.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5416.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4875%
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%
Lemon
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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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +957.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +962%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +354.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +421.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +10500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Lemon DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.037mg 240%
Phosphorus 593mg 16mg 82%
Iron 6.68mg 0.6mg 76%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.03mg 71%
Magnesium 292mg 8mg 68%
Fats 43.85g 0.3g 67%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.011g 59%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 53mg 58%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.089g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.06mg 52%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.039g 35%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.4µg 35%
Protein 18.22g 1.1g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.04mg 32%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 0µg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.08mg 26%
Calories 553kcal 29kcal 26%
Potassium 660mg 138mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.19mg 13%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Carbs 30.19g 9.32g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.1mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.15mg 5%
Folate 25µg 11µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.02mg 3%
Fiber 3.3g 2.8g 2%
Calcium 37mg 26mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 12mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 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%
Fructose 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Lemon
1
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1556.4%
Contains more FatsFats +14516.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +223.9%
Contains more OtherOther +746.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1611.2%

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
Lemon
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28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +216236.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8714.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.