Pecan vs. Cashew butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pecan and cashew butter

Pecan has more vitamin B1, fats, and fiber; however, cashew butter is richer in copper, iron, vitamin E, vitamin K, magnesium, and phosphorus.
Cashew butter covers your daily copper needs 62% more than pecan.
Cashew butter has 4 times less vitamin B1 than pecan. Pecan has 0.66mg of vitamin B1, while cashew butter has 0.158mg.
Pecan contains less saturated fat.

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

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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.

Pecan

Cashew butter

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

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%

~equal in Potassium ~447mg

~equal in Zinc ~4.43mg

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.

Pecan

Cashew butter

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

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%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.108mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.203mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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