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Cashew vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cashew and pimiento

  • Cashew has more copper, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, iron, zinc, and selenium; however, pimiento is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Cashew covers your daily copper needs 238% more than pimiento.
  • Pimiento has 173 times less saturated fat than cashew. Cashew has 7.783g of saturated fat, while pimiento has 0.045g.
  • Pimiento has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pimiento is 45, while the glycemic index of cashew is 25.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Pimento, canned.

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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
10
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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4766.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +516.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +317.7%
Contains more IronIron +297.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +4379.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +2942.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3388.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1698.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9850%

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2388.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +8540%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +94%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +310.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16880%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Pimiento DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.049mg 238%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 84.9mg 94%
Phosphorus 593mg 17mg 82%
Magnesium 292mg 6mg 68%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.092mg 68%
Fats 43.85g 0.3g 67%
Iron 6.68mg 1.68mg 63%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.02g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.161g 51%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.19mg 51%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.2µg 36%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.045g 35%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.017mg 34%
Protein 18.22g 1.1g 34%
Calories 553kcal 23kcal 27%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 8.3µg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.01mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.215mg 16%
Vitamin A 0µg 133µg 15%
Potassium 660mg 158mg 15%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Carbs 30.19g 5.1g 8%
Fiber 3.3g 1.9g 6%
Folate 25µg 6µg 5%
Calcium 37mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.615mg 3%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.69mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 2.71g N/A
Sodium 12mg 14mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.06mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.022mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1556.4%
Contains more FatsFats +14516.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +492%
Contains more OtherOther +535%
Contains more WaterWater +1690.4%

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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +118885%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4772.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.