Macadamia vs. Cashew butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are macadamia and cashew butter different?

Macadamia is higher in vitamin B1, fats, and fiber; however, cashew butter is richer in copper, vitamin E, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, and iron.
Daily need coverage for copper for cashew butter is 111% higher.
Macadamia contains 8 times more vitamin B1 than cashew butter. While macadamia contains 1.195mg of vitamin B1, cashew butter contains only 0.158mg.
Macadamia has less sodium.

Nuts, macadamia nuts, raw and Nuts, cashew butter, plain, with salt added are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Macadamia

Cashew butter

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+39.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+58.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+21.5%
Contains more IronIron	+33.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+132.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+240.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+106.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+158.3%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Macadamia

Cashew butter

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+656.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+123.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+35.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+840.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.159mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	4.131mg		180%
Copper	0.756mg	1.758mg	111%
Vitamin B1	1.195mg	0.158mg	86%
Monounsaturated fat	58.877g	26.709g	80%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.502g	13.371g	79%
Fats	75.77g	53.03g	35%
Vitamin E	0.54mg	5.08mg	30%
Phosphorus	188mg	388mg	29%
Zinc	1.3mg	4.43mg	28%
Vitamin K		30.3µg	25%
Fiber	8.6g	3g	22%
Magnesium	130mg	206mg	18%
Iron	3.69mg	4.91mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.758mg		15%
Sodium	5mg	295mg	13%
Folate	11µg	55µg	11%
Selenium	3.6µg	9.3µg	10%
Vitamin B3	2.473mg	1.108mg	9%
Choline		48.3mg	9%
Protein	7.91g	12.12g	8%
Saturated fat	12.061g	10.606g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.275mg	0.203mg	6%
Calories	718kcal	609kcal	5%
Carbs	13.82g	30.3g	5%
Calcium	85mg	61mg	2%
Potassium	368mg	447mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.2mg	0mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	908kcal	502kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	16g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5	3.8	N/A
Net carbs	5.22g	27.3g	N/A
Sugar	4.57g	9.09g	N/A
Starch	1.05g		0%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.159mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.067mg	0.162mg	0%
Threonine	0.37mg	0.388mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.445mg	0%
Leucine	0.602mg	0.831mg	0%
Lysine	0.018mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.023mg	0.204mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.665mg	0.537mg	0%
Valine	0.363mg	0.617mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.257mg	0%
Fructose	0.07g		0%