Almond paste vs Almond butter
In short
Gram for gram, there are 40% more calories in almond butter than in almond paste (641 vs 458 in 100 g). Most of those in almond butter come from fat.
More in almond paste: carbohydrates (2.3×), folate and selenium (5.3×). More in almond butter: copper (2.1×), riboflavin (2.3×), magnesium (2×), total fat and 12 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
9 g protein · 47.8 g carbs (36.3 g sugars) · 27.7 g fat
20.7 g protein · 21.1 g carbs (4.4 g sugars) · 52.7 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Copper50% vs 108%
0.45 mg vs 0.97 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)32% vs 72%
0.41 mg vs 0.93 mg
- Magnesium31% vs 63%
130 mg vs 266 mg
- Total fat36% vs 68%
27.7 g vs 52.7 g
- Protein18% vs 41%
9 g vs 20.7 g
- Vitamin E90% vs 110%
13.5 mg vs 16.6 mg
- Phosphorus21% vs 40%
258 mg vs 504 mg
- Fiber17% vs 34%
4.8 g vs 9.6 g
- Niacin (B3)9% vs 24%
1.4 mg vs 3.9 mg
- Zinc13% vs 29%
1.5 mg vs 3.2 mg
- Iron9% vs 23%
1.6 mg vs 4.1 mg
- Carbohydrates17% vs 8%
47.8 g vs 21.1 g
- Sodiumlimit<1% vs 10%
9 mg vs 232 mg
- Potassium7% vs 16%
314 mg vs 741 mg
- Saturated fatlimit13% vs 21%
2.6 g vs 4.2 g
- Folate18% vs 11%
73 µg vs 42 µg
- Calcium13% vs 20%
172 mg vs 263 mg
- Selenium8% vs 1%
4.2 µg vs 0.8 µg
- Choline5% vs 9%
28.5 mg vs 51.8 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0.1 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0.082 mg · 0.094 mg7%·8%
- Vitamin B60.036 mg · 0.083 mg2%·5%
- 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.