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Cashew vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cashew and smoothie

  • Cashew is richer in iron, vitamin B6, potassium, and fiber, yet smoothie is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for cashew is 82% higher.
  • Cashew has a lower glycemic index than smoothie.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2650%
Contains more IronIron +4353.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10.8%

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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +30.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +408.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Smoothie DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 244%
Phosphorus 593mg 85%
Iron 6.68mg 0.15mg 82%
Manganese 1.655mg 72%
Magnesium 292mg 70%
Fats 43.85g 0g 67%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 59%
Zinc 5.78mg 53%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 52%
Selenium 19.9µg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 35%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0g 35%
Protein 18.22g 1.22g 34%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 28%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 24.5mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.082mg 26%
Calories 553kcal 37kcal 26%
Potassium 660mg 24mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 17%
Fiber 3.3g 0g 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.24µg 10%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Carbs 30.19g 8.16g 7%
Folate 25µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.816mg 2%
Sodium 12mg 29mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 8.16g N/A
Calcium 37mg 41mg 0%
Sugar 5.91g 7.35g N/A
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
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1393.4%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +270%
Contains more OtherOther +647.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1636.2%

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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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/nutrients

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

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