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Cashew vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cashew and table salt

  • Cashew is richer than table salt in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for table salt is 1685% higher.
  • Table salt contains less saturated fat.
  • Table salt has a lower glycemic index than cashew.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Salt, table.

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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
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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8150%
Contains more IronIron +1924.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +7216.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +5680%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1555%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19800%

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

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 12mg 38758mg 1685%
Copper 2.195mg 0.03mg 241%
Phosphorus 593mg 0mg 85%
Iron 6.68mg 0.33mg 79%
Magnesium 292mg 1mg 69%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.1mg 68%
Fats 43.85g 0g 67%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.1mg 52%
Protein 18.22g 0g 36%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.1µg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0mg 35%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0g 35%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0mg 32%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 0µg 28%
Calories 553kcal 0kcal 28%
Potassium 660mg 8mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0mg 17%
Fiber 3.3g 0g 13%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Carbs 30.19g 0g 10%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0mg 6%
Folate 25µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 37mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 0g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +2500%
Contains more OtherOther +3829.1%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.