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Cashew vs. Praline — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cashew and praline

  • Praline has less copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc, selenium, vitamin K, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1 than cashew.
  • Cashew covers your daily need for copper, 189% more than praline.
  • Cashew has 26 times more vitamin K than praline. While cashew has 34.1µg of vitamin K, praline has only 1.3µg.
  • Praline has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of praline is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Candies, praline, 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
8
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 35% 13% 19% 48% 165% 46% 45% 6.3% 219% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +495.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +204.1%
Contains more IronIron +417.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +344.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +246.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +470.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1005.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.2%
~equal in Manganese ~1.682mg

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%
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% 0.33% 10% 0% 51% 12% 7.8% 20% 18% 0% 3.3% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +108.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +155.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +160.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +441.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2523.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.053mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Praline DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.494mg 189%
Phosphorus 593mg 104mg 70%
Iron 6.68mg 1.29mg 67%
Magnesium 292mg 49mg 58%
Zinc 5.78mg 1.67mg 37%
Selenium 19.9µg 1.8µg 33%
Protein 18.22g 3.3g 30%
Fats 43.85g 25.9g 28%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 1.3µg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.077mg 26%
Saturated fat 7.783g 2.224g 25%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 14.683g 23%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.203mg 18%
Potassium 660mg 217mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.332mg 11%
Carbs 30.19g 59.59g 10%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Folate 25µg 6µg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.415mg 4%
Calories 553kcal 485kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.5mg 3%
Sodium 12mg 48mg 2%
Manganese 1.655mg 1.682mg 1%
Fiber 3.3g 3.5g 1%
Calcium 37mg 43mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 26.89g 56.09g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 55.79g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.053mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 7.778g 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
3
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% 26% 60% 10%
Protein: 3.3 g
Fats: 25.9 g
Carbs: 59.59 g
Water: 10.36 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +452.1%
Contains more FatsFats +69.3%
Contains more OtherOther +198.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.4%
Contains more WaterWater +99.2%

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
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.224 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.683 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.778 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~7.778g

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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. Praline - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168791/nutrients

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

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