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Cashew vs. Piña colada — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cashew and piña colada

  • Cashew is richer than piña colada in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for cashew is 235% higher.
  • Cashew contains 85 times more phosphorus than piña colada. Cashew contains 593mg of phosphorus, while piña colada contains 7mg.
  • Piña colada contains less saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Alcoholic beverage, pina colada, prepared-from-recipe.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 2.4% 6.3% 7.9% 26% 3.5% 3% 0.78% 69% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +362.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +829.6%
Contains more IronIron +3081%
Contains more CopperCopper +2678.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +4346.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8371.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +213.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2742.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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%
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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 7.3% 3.9% 2.2% 3.7% 10% 0% 0.25% 9% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1358.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +241.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1316.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +826.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +34000%
Contains more FolateFolate +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +880%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Piña colada DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.079mg 235%
Phosphorus 593mg 7mg 84%
Iron 6.68mg 0.21mg 81%
Magnesium 292mg 8mg 68%
Fats 43.85g 1.88g 65%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.082g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.033g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.13mg 51%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.528mg 49%
Protein 18.22g 0.42g 36%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.7µg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.029mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.045mg 29%
Saturated fat 7.783g 1.636g 28%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 0.1µg 28%
Calories 553kcal 174kcal 19%
Potassium 660mg 71mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.061mg 16%
Fiber 3.3g 0.3g 12%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.118mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.02mg 6%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 4.9mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.017mg 3%
Calcium 37mg 8mg 3%
Folate 25µg 12µg 3%
Carbs 30.19g 22.66g 3%
Net carbs 26.89g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 22.33g N/A
Sodium 12mg 6mg 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
2% 23% 65% 10%
Protein: 0.42 g
Fats: 1.88 g
Carbs: 22.66 g
Water: 64.99 g
Other: 10.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4238.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2232.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1149.8%
Contains more OtherOther +295.7%

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
93% 5% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.636 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28920.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23672.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79%

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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. Piña colada - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168752/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.