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Garlic vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between garlic and cashew

  • Garlic has more vitamin B6 and vitamin C; however, cashew has more copper, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, vitamin K, and vitamin B1.
  • Cashew's daily need coverage for copper is 211% more.
  • Garlic has 62 times more vitamin C than cashew. Garlic has 31.2mg of vitamin C, while cashew has 0.5mg.
  • Garlic is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Garlic, raw and Nuts, cashew nuts, 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.
Garlic
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +389.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1068%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.6%
Contains more IronIron +292.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +634.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +398.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +287.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -29.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40.1%
~equal in Manganese ~1.655mg

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.
Garlic
4
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
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 +6140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +89.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +196.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1025%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +111.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1905.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +733.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Cashew DV% diff.
Copper 0.299mg 2.195mg 211%
Fats 0.5g 43.85g 67%
Magnesium 25mg 292mg 64%
Phosphorus 153mg 593mg 63%
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.417mg 63%
Iron 1.7mg 6.68mg 62%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 23.797g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 7.845g 51%
Zinc 1.16mg 5.78mg 42%
Saturated fat 0.089g 7.783g 35%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0.5mg 34%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 34.1µg 27%
Protein 6.36g 18.22g 24%
Calories 149kcal 553kcal 20%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.423mg 19%
Calcium 181mg 37mg 14%
Selenium 14.2µg 19.9µg 10%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Potassium 401mg 660mg 8%
Folate 3µg 25µg 6%
Fiber 2.1g 3.3g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.864mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.9mg 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.058mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 1.062mg 2%
Manganese 1.672mg 1.655mg 1%
Carbs 33.06g 30.19g 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 26.89g N/A
Sugar 1g 5.91g N/A
Sodium 17mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.688mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.789mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 1.472mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.928mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.362mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.951mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 1.094mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.456mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
2
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +1026.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +186.5%
Contains more FatsFats +8670%
Contains more OtherOther +69.3%
~equal in Carbs ~30.19g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Cashew
2
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 -98.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +216236.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3050.6%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.