Peanut butter vs. Cashew butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between peanut butter and cashew butter?

Peanut butter is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, and vitamin B6, while cashew butter is higher in copper, iron, vitamin K, zinc, selenium, and magnesium.
Cashew butter's daily need coverage for copper is 148% higher.
Cashew butter has 12 times less vitamin B3 than peanut butter. Peanut butter has 13.112mg of vitamin B3, while cashew butter has 1.108mg.
Peanut butter is lower in sodium.

We used Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt 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.

Peanut butter

Cashew butter

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+24.5%
Contains more IronIron	+182.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+316.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+126.8%

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.

Peanut butter

Cashew butter

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+79.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1083.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+117.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+58.2%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

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~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.158mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.422mg	1.758mg	148%
Vitamin B3	13.112mg	1.108mg	75%
Manganese	1.665mg		72%
Iron	1.74mg	4.91mg	40%
Vitamin E	9.1mg	5.08mg	27%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	30.3µg	25%
Vitamin B5	1.137mg		23%
Protein	22.21g	12.12g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.441mg	0.203mg	18%
Zinc	2.51mg	4.43mg	17%
Sodium	17mg	295mg	12%
Magnesium	168mg	206mg	9%
Selenium	4.1µg	9.3µg	9%
Fiber	5g	3g	8%
Phosphorus	335mg	388mg	8%
Folate	87µg	55µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.535g	13.371g	6%
Fats	51.36g	53.03g	3%
Carbs	22.31g	30.3g	3%
Potassium	558mg	447mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.159mg	3%
Choline	63mg	48.3mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	25.941g	26.709g	2%
Calories	598kcal	609kcal	1%
Calcium	49mg	61mg	1%
Starch	3.56g		1%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.158mg	1%
Saturated fat	10.325g	10.606g	1%
Net carbs	17.31g	27.3g	N/A
Sugar	10.49g	9.09g	N/A
Trans fat	0.075g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.231mg	0.162mg	0%
Threonine	0.525mg	0.388mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.616mg	0.445mg	0%
Leucine	1.546mg	0.831mg	0%
Lysine	0.681mg	0.523mg	0%
Methionine	0.265mg	0.204mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.202mg	0.537mg	0%
Valine	0.782mg	0.617mg	0%
Histidine	0.557mg	0.257mg	0%
Fructose	0.12g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.027g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	12.215g		N/A