Almond paste vs Almonds
In short
Gram for gram, there are 31% more calories in almonds than in almond paste (598 vs 458 in 100 g). Most of those in almonds come from fat.
More in almond paste: carbohydrates (2.3×), folate and selenium (2.1×). More in almonds: copper (2.4×), vitamin E, riboflavin (2.9×), magnesium (2.1×) 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
21 g protein · 21 g carbs (4.9 g sugars) · 52.5 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 122%
0.45 mg vs 1.1 mg
- Vitamin E90% vs 159%
13.5 mg vs 23.9 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)32% vs 92%
0.41 mg vs 1.2 mg
- Magnesium31% vs 66%
130 mg vs 279 mg
- Total fat36% vs 67%
27.7 g vs 52.5 g
- Protein18% vs 42%
9 g vs 21 g
- Fiber17% vs 39%
4.8 g vs 10.9 g
- Phosphorus21% vs 38%
258 mg vs 471 mg
- Zinc13% vs 30%
1.5 mg vs 3.3 mg
- Niacin (B3)9% vs 23%
1.4 mg vs 3.6 mg
- Iron9% vs 21%
1.6 mg vs 3.7 mg
- Carbohydrates17% vs 8%
47.8 g vs 21 g
- Potassium7% vs 15%
314 mg vs 713 mg
- Calcium13% vs 21%
172 mg vs 268 mg
- Saturated fatlimit13% vs 20%
2.6 g vs 4.1 g
- Vitamin B62% vs 8%
0.036 mg vs 0.14 mg
- Folate18% vs 14%
73 µg vs 55 µg
- Choline5% vs 9%
28.5 mg vs 52.1 mg
- Selenium8% vs 4%
4.2 µg vs 2 µg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit9 mg · 3 mg<1%·<1%
- 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 · 0.077 mg7%·6%
- 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), Almonds (Survey (FNDDS) 2707485). 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.