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Cashew vs. Tomato sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cashew and tomato sauce

  • Cashew is richer than tomato sauce in copper, phosphorus, iron, manganese, magnesium, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin K.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for cashew is 231% higher.
  • Cashew contains 190 times more saturated fat than tomato sauce. Cashew contains 7.783g of saturated fat, while tomato sauce contains 0.041g.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added.

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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% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1846.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +164.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +122.2%
Contains more IronIron +595.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1808.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2527.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2096.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1364.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3216.7%
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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
5
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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1662.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +179.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +325.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1117.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.991mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Tomato sauce DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.115mg 231%
Phosphorus 593mg 27mg 81%
Iron 6.68mg 0.96mg 72%
Fats 43.85g 0.3g 67%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.113mg 67%
Magnesium 292mg 15mg 66%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.044g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.121g 51%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.22mg 51%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.041g 35%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.6µg 35%
Protein 18.22g 1.2g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.024mg 33%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 2.8µg 26%
Calories 553kcal 24kcal 26%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.098mg 25%
Potassium 660mg 297mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.309mg 11%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Carbs 30.19g 5.31g 8%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 7mg 7%
Fiber 3.3g 1.5g 7%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 1.44mg 4%
Folate 25µg 9µg 4%
Calcium 37mg 14mg 2%
Choline 9.9mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 22µg 2%
Fructose 0.05g 1.67g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.065mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 3.81g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 3.56g N/A
Sodium 12mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.991mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.02mg 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
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1418.3%
Contains more FatsFats +14516.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +468.5%
Contains more OtherOther +33%
Contains more WaterWater +1655.4%

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
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53984.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6383.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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
2% 51% 47%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 1.82 g
Fructose: 1.67 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +8200%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3540%
Contains more FructoseFructose +3240%
~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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/nutrients

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

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