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Nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, peeled vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, peeled and cashew?

  • Nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, peeled is higher in folate, yet cashew is higher in copper, phosphorus, fats, iron, magnesium, zinc, protein, and manganese.
  • Cashew's daily need coverage for copper is 171% more.
  • Nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, peeled has 4 times more folate than cashew. While nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, peeled has 110µg of folate, cashew has only 25µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, peeled is lower.

We used Nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, peeled and Nuts, cashew nuts, raw types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 53% 19% 87% 90% 218% 9.5% 59% 4.8% 154% 0%
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 +73%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +294.6%
Contains more IronIron +179.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +236.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1551.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +332.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +39.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 50% 0% 0% 0% 89% 12% 16% 54% 154% 0% 0% 83%
Cashew
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.7% 0% 0% 18% 106% 13% 20% 52% 96% 0% 85% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2920%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +59.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +340%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +19.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.058mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.864mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nuts, chestnuts, european, dried, peeled Cashew DV% diff.
Copper 0.653mg 2.195mg 171%
Phosphorus 137mg 593mg 65%
Fats 3.91g 43.85g 61%
Monounsaturated fat 1.349g 23.797g 56%
Iron 2.39mg 6.68mg 54%
Magnesium 74mg 292mg 52%
Zinc 0.35mg 5.78mg 49%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.546g 7.845g 42%
Selenium 19.9µg 36%
Saturated fat 0.736g 7.783g 32%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 28%
Protein 5.01g 18.22g 26%
Manganese 1.183mg 1.655mg 21%
Folate 110µg 25µg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.666mg 0.417mg 19%
Vitamin C 15.1mg 0.5mg 16%
Carbs 78.43g 30.19g 16%
Fiber 3.3g 13%
Potassium 991mg 660mg 10%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Calories 369kcal 553kcal 9%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.354mg 0.423mg 6%
Calcium 64mg 37mg 3%
Sodium 37mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 1.062mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.901mg 0.864mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.4g 3.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 737kcal 304kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 27g 18g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.9 4.1 N/A
Net carbs 78.43g 26.89g N/A
Sugar 5.91g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.054mg 0.058mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.056mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.179mg 0.688mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.198mg 0.789mg 0%
Leucine 0.297mg 1.472mg 0%
Lysine 0.297mg 0.928mg 0%
Methionine 0.118mg 0.362mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.212mg 0.951mg 0%
Valine 0.28mg 1.094mg 0%
Histidine 0.139mg 0.456mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 4% 78% 9% 4%
Protein: 5.01 g
Fats: 3.91 g
Carbs: 78.43 g
Water: 9 g
Other: 3.65 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 CarbsCarbs +159.8%
Contains more WaterWater +73.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +263.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1021.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.736 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.349 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.546 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 -90.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1664%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +407.4%

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, chestnuts, european, dried, peeled - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170167/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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