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Cashew vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cashew and lettuce

  • Cashew has more copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, and selenium; however, lettuce is richer in vitamin A and vitamin K.
  • Cashew covers your daily copper needs 241% more than lettuce.
  • Lettuce has 389 times less saturated fat than cashew. Cashew has 7.783g of saturated fat, while lettuce has 0.02g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Lettuce, green leaf, 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% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2146.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +240.2%
Contains more IronIron +676.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +7469%
Contains more ZincZinc +3111.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1944.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +562%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3216.7%
~equal in Calcium ~36mg

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 31% 123% 4.4% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +309.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +504.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +183.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +544.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +363.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1740%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +270.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +52%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Lettuce DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.029mg 241%
Phosphorus 593mg 29mg 81%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 126.3µg 77%
Iron 6.68mg 0.86mg 73%
Fats 43.85g 0.15g 67%
Magnesium 292mg 13mg 66%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.25mg 61%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.006g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.082g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.18mg 51%
Vitamin A 0µg 370µg 41%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.02g 35%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.6µg 35%
Protein 18.22g 1.36g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.07mg 29%
Calories 553kcal 15kcal 27%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.09mg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.134mg 15%
Potassium 660mg 194mg 14%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 9.2mg 10%
Starch 23.49g 0g 10%
Carbs 30.19g 2.87g 9%
Fiber 3.3g 1.3g 8%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.22mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.375mg 4%
Folate 25µg 38µg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.08mg 2%
Sodium 12mg 28mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 1.57g N/A
Calcium 37mg 36mg 0%
Sugar 5.91g 0.78g N/A
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.022mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0.43g 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
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1239.7%
Contains more FatsFats +29133.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +951.9%
Contains more OtherOther +296.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1726.5%

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
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +396516.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9467.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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
46% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.36 g
Fructose: 0.43 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +620%
Contains more FructoseFructose +760%
~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. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/nutrients

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

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