Almond paste vs Cashew butter

Almond pasteCashew butter
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 33% more calories in cashew butter than in almond paste (609 vs 458 in 100 g). Most of those in cashew butter come from fat.

More in almond paste: vitamin E (2.7×), riboflavin (2.6×), calcium (2.8×), fiber and 2 more. More in cashew butter: copper (3.9×), saturated fat (4×), total fat, zinc (3×) and 9 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Almond paste458 cal

9 g protein · 47.8 g carbs (36.3 g sugars) · 27.7 g fat

Cashew butter609 cal

12.1 g protein · 30.3 g carbs (9.1 g sugars) · 53 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%100%200%
  • Copper0.45 mg · 1.8 mg
    50%195%
  • Vitamin E13.5 mg · 5.1 mg
    90%34%
  • Saturated fatlimit2.6 g · 10.6 g
    13%53%
  • Total fat27.7 g · 53 g
    36%68%
  • Zinc1.5 mg · 4.4 mg
    13%40%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 30.3 µg
    0%25%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.41 mg · 0.16 mg
    32%12%
  • Iron1.6 mg · 4.9 mg
    9%27%
  • Magnesium130 mg · 206 mg
    31%49%
  • Sodiumlimit9 mg · 295 mg
    <1%13%
  • Phosphorus258 mg · 388 mg
    21%31%
  • Vitamin B60.036 mg · 0.2 mg
    2%12%
  • Selenium4.2 µg · 9.3 µg
    8%17%
  • Calcium172 mg · 61 mg
    13%5%
  • Fiber4.8 g · 3 g
    17%11%
  • Carbohydrates47.8 g · 30.3 g
    17%11%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.082 mg · 0.16 mg
    7%13%
  • Protein9 g · 12.1 g
    18%24%
  • Folate73 µg · 55 µg
    18%14%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Potassium314 mg · 447 mg7%·10%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0.1 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Niacin (B3)1.4 mg · 1.1 mg9%·7%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline28.5 mg · 48.3 mg5%·9%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Almond paste (SR Legacy 170160), Cashew butter (Survey (FNDDS) 2707536). 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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