Almond paste vs Almond butter

Almond pasteAlmond butter
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 1040 calories in almond paste (1 cup, firmly packed, 227 g), 103 calories in almond butter (1 tablespoon, 16 g). Most of those in almond butter come from fat.

More in almond paste: vitamin E (12×), copper (6.6×), total fat (7.5×), riboflavin (6.3×) and 16 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Almond paste1040 cal

1 cup, firmly packed (227 g) · 20.4 g protein · 109 g carbs (82.3 g sugars) · 63 g fat

Almond butter103 cal

1 tablespoon (16 g) · 3.3 g protein · 3.4 g carbs (0.7 g sugars) · 8.4 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%112.5%225%
  • Vitamin E30.7 mg · 2.7 mg
    205%18%
  • Copper1 mg · 0.16 mg
    115%17%
  • Total fat63 g · 8.4 g
    81%11%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.94 mg · 0.15 mg
    72%11%
  • Magnesium295 mg · 42.6 mg
    70%10%
  • Phosphorus586 mg · 80.6 mg
    47%6%
  • Folate166 µg · 6.7 µg
    41%2%
  • Carbohydrates109 g · 3.4 g
    39%1%
  • Protein20.4 g · 3.3 g
    41%7%
  • Fiber10.9 g · 1.5 g
    39%5%
  • Calcium390 mg · 42.1 mg
    30%3%
  • Saturated fatlimit6 g · 0.68 g
    30%3%
  • Zinc3.4 mg · 0.51 mg
    31%5%
  • Selenium9.5 µg · 0.13 µg
    17%<1%
  • Iron3.6 mg · 0.65 mg
    20%4%
  • Niacin (B3)3.2 mg · 0.62 mg
    20%4%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.19 mg · 0.015 mg
    16%1%
  • Potassium713 mg · 119 mg
    15%3%
  • Choline64.7 mg · 8.3 mg
    12%2%
  • Vitamin B60.082 mg · 0.013 mg
    5%1%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit20.4 mg · 37.1 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0.23 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Almond paste (SR Legacy 170160), Almond butter (Survey (FNDDS) 2707533). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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