Almond paste vs Cashews
In short
Gram for gram, there are 25% more calories in cashews than in almond paste (574 vs 458 in 100 g). Most of those in cashews come from fat.
More in almond paste: vitamin E (15×), riboflavin (2.1×), calcium (3.8×), fiber and carbohydrates. More in cashews: copper (4.9×), zinc (3.8×), saturated fat (3.5×), magnesium (2×) and 10 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
15.3 g protein · 32.7 g carbs (5 g sugars) · 46.4 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 247%
0.45 mg vs 2.2 mg
- Vitamin E90% vs 6%
13.5 mg vs 0.92 mg
- Zinc13% vs 51%
1.5 mg vs 5.6 mg
- Saturated fatlimit13% vs 46%
2.6 g vs 9.2 g
- Magnesium31% vs 62%
130 mg vs 260 mg
- Vitamin K0% vs 29%
0 µg vs 34.7 µg
- Iron9% vs 33%
1.6 mg vs 6 mg
- Total fat36% vs 59%
27.7 g vs 46.4 g
- Phosphorus21% vs 39%
258 mg vs 490 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)32% vs 15%
0.41 mg vs 0.2 mg
- Selenium8% vs 21%
4.2 µg vs 11.7 µg
- Vitamin B62% vs 15%
0.036 mg vs 0.26 mg
- Protein18% vs 31%
9 g vs 15.3 g
- Thiamin (B1)7% vs 17%
0.082 mg vs 0.2 mg
- Calcium13% vs 3%
172 mg vs 45 mg
- Fiber17% vs 11%
4.8 g vs 3 g
- Choline5% vs 11%
28.5 mg vs 61 mg
- Carbohydrates17% vs 12%
47.8 g vs 32.7 g
- Potassium7% vs 12%
314 mg vs 565 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit9 mg · 16 mg<1%·1%
- 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 · 1.4 mg9%·9%
- Folate73 µg · 69 µg18%·17%
- 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), Cashews (Survey (FNDDS) 2707493). 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.