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Cashew vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cashew and pear different?

  • Cashew has more copper, phosphorus, iron, manganese, magnesium, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 than pear.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for cashew is 235% higher.
  • Cashew contains 354 times more saturated fat than pear. While cashew contains 7.783g of saturated fat, pear contains only 0.022g.
  • Cashew has a lower glycemic index (25) than pear (38).

Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Pears, raw are the varieties 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%
Pear
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4071.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +311.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +469%
Contains more IronIron +3611.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +2576.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +5680%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4841.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3347.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%

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
8
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%
Pear
3
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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3425%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +559.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1663.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1337.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +675%
Contains more FolateFolate +257.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +760%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Pear DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.082mg 235%
Phosphorus 593mg 12mg 83%
Iron 6.68mg 0.18mg 81%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.048mg 70%
Magnesium 292mg 7mg 68%
Fats 43.85g 0.14g 67%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.084g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.094g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.1mg 52%
Protein 18.22g 0.36g 36%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.1µg 36%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.022g 35%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.012mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.029mg 30%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 4.4µg 25%
Calories 553kcal 57kcal 25%
Potassium 660mg 116mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.049mg 16%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Fructose 0.05g 6.42g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.161mg 6%
Folate 25µg 7µg 5%
Carbs 30.19g 15.23g 5%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.12mg 5%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 4.3mg 4%
Calcium 37mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.026mg 2%
Fiber 3.3g 3.1g 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 12.13g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 9.75g N/A
Sodium 12mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.011mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.019mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.002mg 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
Pear
1
15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4961.1%
Contains more FatsFats +31221.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.2%
Contains more OtherOther +719.4%
Contains more WaterWater +1514.6%

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
Pear
1
11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28229.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8245.7%
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
Pear
2
7% 27% 66%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.71 g
Glucose: 2.6 g
Fructose: 6.42 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +718.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +5100%
Contains more FructoseFructose +12740%
~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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.