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Chestnut vs. Cashew butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chestnut and cashew butter different?

  • Chestnut is higher in vitamin C and potassium; however, cashew butter is richer in copper, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for cashew butter is 143% higher.
  • Chestnut has less sodium.

Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Nuts, cashew butter, plain, with salt added 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 14% 63% 65% 157% 6.8% 42% 3.5% 111% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 147% 18% 39% 184% 586% 121% 166% 38% 0% 51%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +281.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32.6%
Contains more IronIron +183.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +272.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1672%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +291.9%

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 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 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% 102% 0% 40% 37% 21% 0% 47% 0% 76% 41% 26%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +44.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.158mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Cashew butter DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 1.758mg 143%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 13.371g 86%
Fats 1.38g 53.03g 79%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 26.709g 66%
Saturated fat 0.26g 10.606g 47%
Phosphorus 99mg 388mg 41%
Iron 1.73mg 4.91mg 40%
Zinc 0.25mg 4.43mg 38%
Manganese 0.854mg 37%
Magnesium 54mg 206mg 36%
Vitamin E 5.08mg 34%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin K 30.3µg 25%
Calories 131kcal 609kcal 24%
Protein 2g 12.12g 20%
Selenium 9.3µg 17%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sodium 27mg 295mg 12%
Choline 48.3mg 9%
Potassium 715mg 447mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 6%
Folate 38µg 55µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.159mg 4%
Calcium 46mg 61mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 1.108mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.203mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.158mg 1%
Carbs 27.76g 30.3g 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 27.3g N/A
Sugar 9.09g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.162mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.388mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.445mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.831mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.204mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.537mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.617mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.257mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 g
12% 53% 30% 2% 2%
Protein: 12.12 g
Fats: 53.03 g
Carbs: 30.3 g
Water: 2.34 g
Other: 2.21 g
Contains more WaterWater +2812.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +506%
Contains more FatsFats +3742.8%
Contains more OtherOther +211.3%
~equal in Carbs ~30.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.476 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.545 g
21% 53% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.606 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 26.709 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.371 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5511.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2353.4%

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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. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/nutrients
  2. Cashew butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168597/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.