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Cashew vs. Soy milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cashew and soy milk?

  • Cashew is richer than soy milk in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Cashew's daily need coverage for copper is 230% more.
  • Cashew has 48 times more zinc than soy milk. While cashew has 5.78mg of zinc, soy milk has only 0.12mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in soy milk is lower.
  • The glycemic index of cashew is lower.

We used Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified types 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
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1068%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +459.3%
Contains more IronIron +943.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1614.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +4716.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1040.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +642.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +314.6%

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 0% 0% 2.2% 0% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +718.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +605%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +107%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +131.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +441.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1036.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Soy milk DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.128mg 230%
Phosphorus 593mg 52mg 77%
Iron 6.68mg 0.64mg 76%
Fats 43.85g 1.75g 65%
Magnesium 292mg 25mg 64%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.223mg 62%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.401g 58%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.12mg 51%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.961g 46%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.205g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.06mg 30%
Protein 18.22g 3.27g 30%
Selenium 19.9µg 4.8µg 27%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 3µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.077mg 26%
Calories 553kcal 54kcal 25%
Potassium 660mg 118mg 16%
Fiber 3.3g 0.6g 11%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.373mg 10%
Carbs 30.19g 6.28g 8%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.11mg 5%
Choline 23.6mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.513mg 3%
Folate 25µg 18µg 2%
Sodium 12mg 51mg 2%
Calcium 37mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.069mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 3.99g N/A
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.108mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.186mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.113mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.117mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.061mg 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
3% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +457.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2405.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +380.7%
Contains more OtherOther +290.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1593.3%

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
13% 26% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.401 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.961 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5834.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +716.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%

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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. Soy milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/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.