Cashew butter vs. Pecan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cashew butter and pecan

Cashew butter has more copper, iron, vitamin E, vitamin K, magnesium, and phosphorus; however, pecan is richer in vitamin B1, fats, and fiber.
Cashew butter covers your daily copper needs 62% more than pecan.
Pecan has 9 times less vitamin K than cashew butter. Cashew butter has 30.3µg of vitamin K, while pecan has 3.5µg.
Pecan contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Nuts, cashew butter, plain, with salt added and Nuts, pecans.

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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.

Cashew butter

Pecan

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+70.2%
Contains more IronIron	+94.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+46.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+144.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

~equal in Potassium ~410mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.53mg

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.

Cashew butter

Pecan

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+262.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+22.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+765.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+317.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.167mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.21mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese		4.5mg	196%
Copper	1.758mg	1.2mg	62%
Polyunsaturated fat	13.371g	21.614g	55%
Vitamin B1	0.158mg	0.66mg	42%
Monounsaturated fat	26.709g	40.801g	35%
Iron	4.91mg	2.53mg	30%
Fats	53.03g	71.97g	29%
Fiber	3g	9.6g	26%
Vitamin E	5.08mg	1.4mg	25%
Vitamin K	30.3µg	3.5µg	22%
Magnesium	206mg	121mg	20%
Saturated fat	10.606g	6.18g	20%
Vitamin B5		0.863mg	17%
Phosphorus	388mg	277mg	16%
Sodium	295mg	0mg	13%
Selenium	9.3µg	3.8µg	10%
Folate	55µg	22µg	8%
Protein	12.12g	9.17g	6%
Carbs	30.3g	13.86g	5%
Calories	609kcal	691kcal	4%
Vitamin B2	0.159mg	0.13mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.1mg	1%
Calcium	61mg	70mg	1%
Potassium	447mg	410mg	1%
Zinc	4.43mg	4.53mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.203mg	0.21mg	1%
Choline	48.3mg	40.5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	502kcal	754kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	16g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.8	10	N/A
Net carbs	27.3g	4.26g	N/A
Sugar	9.09g	3.97g	N/A
Starch		0.46g	0%
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Vitamin B3	1.108mg	1.167mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.162mg	0.093mg	0%
Threonine	0.388mg	0.306mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.445mg	0.336mg	0%
Leucine	0.831mg	0.598mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	0.287mg	0%
Methionine	0.204mg	0.183mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.537mg	0.426mg	0%
Valine	0.617mg	0.411mg	0%
Histidine	0.257mg	0.262mg	0%
Fructose		0.04g	0%