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Cashew vs. Nectarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cashew and nectarine different?

  • Cashew is higher than nectarine in copper, phosphorus, iron, manganese, magnesium, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Cashew covers your daily need for copper, 234% more than nectarine.
  • Nectarine is lower in saturated fat.
  • Nectarine has a higher glycemic index (43) than cashew (25).

Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Nectarines, raw types were 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
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 6.4% 1.8% 18% 11% 29% 4.6% 11% 0% 7% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3144.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +516.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +228.4%
Contains more IronIron +2285.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2452.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2180.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2964.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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
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 18% 5.7% 15% 0% 8.5% 6.2% 21% 11% 5.8% 0% 5.5% 3.8% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1144.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +114.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +367%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1568%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1450%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +980%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.125mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Nectarine DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.086mg 234%
Phosphorus 593mg 26mg 81%
Iron 6.68mg 0.28mg 80%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.054mg 70%
Fats 43.85g 0.32g 67%
Magnesium 292mg 9mg 67%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.088g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.113g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.17mg 51%
Selenium 19.9µg 0µg 36%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.025g 35%
Protein 18.22g 1.06g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.034mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.025mg 30%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 2.2µg 27%
Calories 553kcal 44kcal 25%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.185mg 14%
Potassium 660mg 201mg 14%
Starch 23.49g 0.07g 10%
Carbs 30.19g 10.55g 7%
Fiber 3.3g 1.7g 6%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 5.4mg 5%
Folate 25µg 5µg 5%
Calcium 37mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 17µg 2%
Fructose 0.05g 1.37g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.027mg 2%
Choline 6.2mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.77mg 1%
Sodium 12mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 8.85g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 7.89g N/A
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 1.125mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.009mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.021mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.013mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.008mg 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
11% 88%
Protein: 1.06 g
Fats: 0.32 g
Carbs: 10.55 g
Water: 87.59 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1618.9%
Contains more FatsFats +13603.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +186.2%
Contains more OtherOther +429.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1584.4%

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
11% 39% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.113 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26942%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6842.5%
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
62% 20% 17%
Starch: 0.07 g
Sucrose: 4.87 g
Glucose: 1.57 g
Fructose: 1.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +33457.1%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +19.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3040%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2640%
~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. Nectarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169914/nutrients

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

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