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Chayote vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chayote and cashew?

  • Cashew has more copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 than chayote.
  • Cashew's daily need coverage for copper is 230% higher.
  • Chayote is lower in saturated fat.

We used Chayote, fruit, raw and Nuts, cashew nuts, raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
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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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +117.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +428%
Contains more IronIron +1864.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1684.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +681.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3194.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +775.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9850%

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.
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 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 5%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1440%
Contains more FolateFolate +272%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1592%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +126%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +247%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +448.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +731.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chayote Cashew DV% diff.
Copper 0.123mg 2.195mg 230%
Phosphorus 18mg 593mg 82%
Iron 0.34mg 6.68mg 79%
Magnesium 12mg 292mg 67%
Fats 0.13g 43.85g 67%
Manganese 0.189mg 1.655mg 64%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 23.797g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 7.845g 52%
Zinc 0.74mg 5.78mg 46%
Selenium 0.2µg 19.9µg 36%
Saturated fat 0.028g 7.783g 35%
Protein 0.82g 18.22g 35%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.423mg 33%
Calories 19kcal 553kcal 27%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.417mg 26%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 34.1µg 25%
Folate 93µg 25µg 17%
Potassium 125mg 660mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 0.864mg 12%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Carbs 4.51g 30.19g 9%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 0.5mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 3.3g 6%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.9mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 1.062mg 4%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.058mg 2%
Calcium 17mg 37mg 2%
Net carbs 2.81g 26.89g N/A
Sugar 1.66g 5.91g N/A
Sodium 2mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.688mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.789mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 1.472mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.928mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.362mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0.951mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 1.094mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.456mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +1712.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2122%
Contains more FatsFats +33630.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +569.4%
Contains more OtherOther +746.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +237870%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13663.2%

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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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/nutrients
  2. Cashew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170162/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.