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Cashew vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cashew and whisky different?

  • Cashew has more copper, phosphorus, iron, manganese, magnesium, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 than whisky.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for cashew is 242% higher.
  • Whisky has less saturated fat.
  • Whisky has a lower glycemic index (0) than cashew (25).

Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof are the varieties used 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
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%
Whisky
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65900%
Contains more IronIron +33300%
Contains more CopperCopper +15578.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +28800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19666.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20587.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
Whisky
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% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +5700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2024%
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 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Whisky DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.014mg 242%
Phosphorus 593mg 3mg 84%
Iron 6.68mg 0.02mg 83%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.008mg 72%
Magnesium 292mg 0mg 70%
Fats 43.85g 0g 67%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.02mg 52%
Selenium 19.9µg 0µg 36%
Protein 18.22g 0g 36%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.008mg 35%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0g 35%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0mg 32%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 28%
Potassium 660mg 1mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0mg 17%
Calories 553kcal 250kcal 15%
Fiber 3.3g 0g 13%
Carbs 30.19g 0.1g 10%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.05mg 6%
Folate 25µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.001mg 4%
Calcium 37mg 0mg 4%
Sodium 12mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 0.1g 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
3
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
Whisky
2
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30090%
Contains more WaterWater +1128.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1317.3%

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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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/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.