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Nuts, almond butter, plain, with salt added vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between nuts, almond butter, plain, with salt added and cashew

  • Nuts, almond butter, plain, with salt added has more vitamin E, vitamin B2, calcium, and fiber; however, cashew has more copper, iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin K, and vitamin B6.
  • Nuts, almond butter, plain, with salt added's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 155% more.
  • Nuts, almond butter, plain, with salt added has 16 times more vitamin B2 than cashew. Nuts, almond butter, plain, with salt added has 0.939mg of vitamin B2, while cashew has 0.058mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, almond butter, plain, with salt added 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 199% 104% 66% 131% 311% 90% 218% 30% 278% 13%
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 more CalciumCalcium +837.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28.8%
Contains more IronIron +91.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +135%
Contains more ZincZinc +75.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +729.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~292mg

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 0% 0% 484% 0% 10% 217% 59% 19% 24% 0% 0% 40% 28%
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 EVitamin E +2590%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1519%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +197.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +112%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +931.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +171.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +304.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nuts, almond butter, plain, with salt added Cashew DV% diff.
Vitamin E 24.21mg 0.9mg 155%
Copper 0.934mg 2.195mg 140%
Vitamin B2 0.939mg 0.058mg 68%
Iron 3.49mg 6.68mg 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 13.613g 7.845g 38%
Selenium 2.4µg 19.9µg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.423mg 32%
Calcium 347mg 37mg 31%
Fiber 10.3g 3.3g 28%
Vitamin K 0µg 34.1µg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.103mg 0.417mg 24%
Zinc 3.29mg 5.78mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 32.445g 23.797g 22%
Manganese 2.131mg 1.655mg 21%
Fats 55.5g 43.85g 18%
Vitamin B3 3.155mg 1.062mg 13%
Phosphorus 508mg 593mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.318mg 0.864mg 11%
Starch 0.08g 23.49g 10%
Choline 52.1mg 9%
Sodium 227mg 12mg 9%
Folate 53µg 25µg 7%
Saturated fat 6.55g 7.783g 6%
Protein 20.96g 18.22g 5%
Carbs 18.82g 30.19g 4%
Calories 614kcal 553kcal 3%
Potassium 748mg 660mg 3%
Magnesium 279mg 292mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 8.52g 26.89g N/A
Sugar 6.27g 5.91g N/A
Tryptophan 0.159mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.555mg 0.688mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 0.789mg 0%
Leucine 1.483mg 1.472mg 0%
Lysine 0.612mg 0.928mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.362mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0.951mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 1.094mg 0%
Histidine 0.55mg 0.456mg 0%
Fructose 0g 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 56% 19% 3%
Protein: 20.96 g
Fats: 55.5 g
Carbs: 18.82 g
Water: 1.64 g
Other: 3.08 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 ProteinProtein +15%
Contains more FatsFats +26.6%
Contains more OtherOther +21.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.4%
Contains more WaterWater +217.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 62% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.55 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.613 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 -15.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +73.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
97%
Starch: 0.08 g
Sucrose: 6.14 g
Glucose: 0.02 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.1 g
Galactose: 0 g
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
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +29262.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +150%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Sucrose ~5.81g
~equal in Lactose ~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. Nuts, almond butter, plain, with salt added - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168603/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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