Brazil nut vs. Cashew butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between brazil nut and cashew butter?

Brazil nut is richer in selenium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, fiber, and calcium, while cashew butter is higher in iron and vitamin K.
Brazil nut's daily need coverage for selenium is 3469% higher.
Cashew butter has 4 times less vitamin B1 than brazil nut. Brazil nut has 0.617mg of vitamin B1, while cashew butter has 0.158mg.
Cashew butter is lower in saturated fat.

We used Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched and Nuts, cashew butter, plain, with salt added 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.

Brazil nut

Cashew butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+162.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+47.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20512.9%

Contains more IronIron

+102.1%

~equal in Copper ~1.758mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.43mg

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.

Brazil nut

Cashew butter

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+11.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+290.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+354.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+275.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+101%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%
Contains more CholineCholine	+67.7%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	1917µg	9.3µg	3469%
Polyunsaturated fat	24.399g	13.371g	74%
Manganese	1.223mg		53%
Phosphorus	725mg	388mg	48%
Magnesium	376mg	206mg	40%
Vitamin B1	0.617mg	0.158mg	38%
Iron	2.43mg	4.91mg	31%
Vitamin K	0µg	30.3µg	25%
Saturated fat	16.134g	10.606g	25%
Fats	67.1g	53.03g	22%
Fiber	7.5g	3g	18%
Sodium	3mg	295mg	13%
Calcium	160mg	61mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.035mg	0.159mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.101mg	0.203mg	8%
Folate	22µg	55µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	23.879g	26.709g	7%
Potassium	659mg	447mg	6%
Carbs	11.74g	30.3g	6%
Vitamin B3	0.295mg	1.108mg	5%
Choline	28.8mg	48.3mg	4%
Protein	14.32g	12.12g	4%
Vitamin E	5.65mg	5.08mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.184mg		4%
Calories	659kcal	609kcal	3%
Zinc	4.06mg	4.43mg	3%
Copper	1.743mg	1.758mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	4.24g	27.3g	N/A
Sugar	2.33g	9.09g	N/A
Starch	0.25g		0%
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.162mg	0%
Threonine	0.365mg	0.388mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.518mg	0.445mg	0%
Leucine	1.19mg	0.831mg	0%
Lysine	0.49mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	1.124mg	0.204mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.639mg	0.537mg	0%
Valine	0.76mg	0.617mg	0%
Histidine	0.409mg	0.257mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.018g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.018g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	23.859g		N/A