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Cashew vs. Red cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cashew and red cabbage different?

  • Cashew is higher in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B1; however, red cabbage is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for cashew is 242% higher.
  • Cashew contains 371 times more saturated fat than red cabbage. While cashew contains 7.783g of saturated fat, red cabbage contains only 0.021g.

Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Cabbage, red, 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
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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 11% 14% 21% 30% 5.7% 6% 13% 3.5% 32% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +171.6%
Contains more IronIron +735%
Contains more CopperCopper +12811.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2527.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1876.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +581.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3216.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +21.6%

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 190% 19% 2.2% 0% 16% 16% 7.8% 8.8% 48% 0% 96% 14% 9.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +718.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +560.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +154.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +487.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +99.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Red cabbage DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.017mg 242%
Phosphorus 593mg 30mg 80%
Iron 6.68mg 0.8mg 74%
Fats 43.85g 0.16g 67%
Magnesium 292mg 16mg 66%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 57mg 63%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.243mg 61%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.012g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.08g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.22mg 51%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.021g 35%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.6µg 35%
Protein 18.22g 1.43g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.064mg 30%
Calories 553kcal 31kcal 26%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.209mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.147mg 14%
Potassium 660mg 243mg 12%
Starch 23.49g 0g 10%
Carbs 30.19g 7.37g 8%
Vitamin A 0µg 56µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.11mg 5%
Fiber 3.3g 2.1g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.418mg 4%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 38.2µg 3%
Choline 17.1mg 3%
Folate 25µg 18µg 2%
Fructose 0.05g 1.48g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.069mg 1%
Sodium 12mg 27mg 1%
Calcium 37mg 45mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 5.27g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 3.83g N/A
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.039mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.034mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.014mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.024mg 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
7% 90%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 7.37 g
Water: 90.39 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1174.1%
Contains more FatsFats +27306.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +309.6%
Contains more OtherOther +290.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1638.3%

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.012 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.08 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +198208.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9706.3%
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
16% 46% 39%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.6 g
Glucose: 1.74 g
Fructose: 1.48 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +868.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3380%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2860%
~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. Red cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169977/nutrients

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

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