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Cashew vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cashew and soba

  • Soba has less copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and potassium.
  • Cashew's daily need coverage for copper is 243% more.
  • Cashew has 410 times more saturated fat than soba. Cashew has 7.783g of saturated fat, while soba has 0.019g.
  • Soba has a higher glycemic index than cashew.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked.

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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%
Soba
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3144.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +825%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1785.7%
Contains more IronIron +1291.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +27337.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +4716.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2272%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +342.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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
9
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%
Soba
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +267.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +942.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +257.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Soba DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.008mg 243%
Phosphorus 593mg 25mg 81%
Iron 6.68mg 0.48mg 78%
Fats 43.85g 0.1g 67%
Magnesium 292mg 9mg 67%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.026g 59%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.374mg 56%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.031g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.12mg 51%
Selenium 19.9µg 36%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.019g 35%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.04mg 29%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.094mg 27%
Protein 18.22g 5.06g 26%
Calories 553kcal 99kcal 23%
Potassium 660mg 35mg 18%
Fiber 3.3g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.235mg 13%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Folate 25µg 7µg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.51mg 3%
Calcium 37mg 4mg 3%
Carbs 30.19g 21.44g 3%
Sodium 12mg 60mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.026mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 21.44g N/A
Sugar 5.91g N/A
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.119mg 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
Soba
1
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +260.1%
Contains more FatsFats +43750%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.8%
Contains more OtherOther +551.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1304%

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
Soba
1
25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +91426.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25206.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.