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Durian vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are durian and cashew different?

  • Durian is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B2; however, cashew is richer in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for cashew is 221% higher.
  • Durian contains 39 times more vitamin C than cashew. While durian contains 19.7mg of vitamin C, cashew contains only 0.5mg.
  • Cashew has a lower glycemic index (25) than durian (49).

Durian, raw or frozen and Nuts, cashew nuts, raw 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.
Durian
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 1.8% 38% 16% 69% 7.6% 17% 0.26% 42% 0%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +873.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +516.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.4%
Contains more IronIron +1453.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +960.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1964.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1420.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +409.2%

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.
Durian
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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 66% 0.67% 0% 0% 94% 46% 20% 14% 73% 0% 0% 27% 0%
Cashew
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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 +3840%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +244.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +44%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +275.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.062mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Durian Cashew DV% diff.
Copper 0.207mg 2.195mg 221%
Phosphorus 39mg 593mg 79%
Iron 0.43mg 6.68mg 78%
Magnesium 30mg 292mg 62%
Fats 5.33g 43.85g 59%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 59%
Manganese 0.325mg 1.655mg 58%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 52%
Zinc 0.28mg 5.78mg 50%
Selenium 19.9µg 36%
Saturated fat 7.783g 35%
Protein 1.47g 18.22g 34%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 28%
Vitamin C 19.7mg 0.5mg 21%
Calories 147kcal 553kcal 20%
Vitamin B5 0.23mg 0.864mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.2mg 0.058mg 11%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.316mg 0.417mg 8%
Potassium 436mg 660mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.374mg 0.423mg 4%
Folate 36µg 25µg 3%
Calcium 6mg 37mg 3%
Fiber 3.8g 3.3g 2%
Carbs 27.09g 30.19g 1%
Net carbs 23.29g 26.89g N/A
Sugar 5.91g N/A
Sodium 2mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B3 1.074mg 1.062mg 0%
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
Durian
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5% 27% 65%
Protein: 1.47 g
Fats: 5.33 g
Carbs: 27.09 g
Water: 64.99 g
Other: 1.12 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 +1149.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1139.5%
Contains more FatsFats +722.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.4%
Contains more OtherOther +126.8%

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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. Durian - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168192/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.

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