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Cashew vs. Wild rice raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cashew and wild rice raw

  • Cashew is higher in copper, iron, selenium, magnesium, vitamin K, vitamin B1, and phosphorus, yet wild rice raw is higher in vitamin B3 and folate.
  • Cashew covers your daily copper needs 186% more than wild rice raw.
  • Cashew contains 50 times more saturated fat than wild rice raw. While cashew contains 7.783g of saturated fat, wild rice raw contains only 0.156g.
  • The glycemic index of cashew is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Wild rice, raw.

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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
8
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 126% 6.3% 38% 74% 175% 163% 186% 0.91% 173% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +65%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.6%
Contains more IronIron +240.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +318.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +610.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.7%
~equal in Zinc ~5.96mg

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
3
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% 0.33% 16% 0% 29% 60% 126% 64% 90% 0% 4.8% 71% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +267.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1694.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +351.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +534%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.82mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.391mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Wild rice raw DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.524mg 186%
Fats 43.85g 1.08g 66%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.159g 59%
Iron 6.68mg 1.96mg 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.676g 48%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 6.733mg 35%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.156g 35%
Selenium 19.9µg 2.8µg 31%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 1.9µg 27%
Magnesium 292mg 177mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.115mg 26%
Phosphorus 593mg 433mg 23%
Folate 25µg 95µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.262mg 16%
Carbs 30.19g 74.9g 15%
Manganese 1.655mg 1.329mg 14%
Fiber 3.3g 6.2g 12%
Calories 553kcal 357kcal 10%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Protein 18.22g 14.73g 7%
Potassium 660mg 427mg 7%
Choline 35mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 1.074mg 4%
Zinc 5.78mg 5.96mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.391mg 2%
Calcium 37mg 21mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.82mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 26.89g 68.7g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 12mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.179mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.469mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.618mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 1.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.629mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.438mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.721mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.858mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.384mg 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
15% 75% 8%
Protein: 14.73 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 74.9 g
Water: 7.76 g
Other: 1.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.7%
Contains more FatsFats +3960.2%
Contains more OtherOther +66%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +148.1%
Contains more WaterWater +49.2%

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
16% 16% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.156 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.159 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.676 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14866.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1060.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
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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
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.67 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +767.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Wild rice raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169726/nutrients

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

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