Almond paste vs Lower sodium almond butter

Almond pasteLower sodium almond butter
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 41% more calories in lower sodium almond butter than in almond paste (645 vs 458 in 100 g). Most of those in lower sodium almond butter come from fat.

More in almond paste: carbohydrates (2.3×), folate and selenium (5.3×). More in lower sodium almond butter: copper (2.1×), riboflavin (2.3×), magnesium (2.1×), total fat and 11 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

Lower sodium almond butter645 cal

20.8 g protein · 21.2 g carbs (4.4 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%62.5%125%
  • Copper0.45 mg · 0.97 mg
    50%108%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.41 mg · 0.94 mg
    32%72%
  • Magnesium130 mg · 268 mg
    31%64%
  • Total fat27.7 g · 53 g
    36%68%
  • Protein9 g · 20.8 g
    18%42%
  • Vitamin E13.5 mg · 16.7 mg
    90%111%
  • Phosphorus258 mg · 507 mg
    21%41%
  • Fiber4.8 g · 9.7 g
    17%35%
  • Niacin (B3)1.4 mg · 3.9 mg
    9%24%
  • Zinc1.5 mg · 3.2 mg
    13%29%
  • Iron1.6 mg · 4.1 mg
    9%23%
  • Carbohydrates47.8 g · 21.2 g
    17%8%
  • Potassium314 mg · 745 mg
    7%16%
  • Saturated fatlimit2.6 g · 4.3 g
    13%21%
  • Folate73 µg · 42 µg
    18%11%
  • Calcium172 mg · 264 mg
    13%20%
  • Selenium4.2 µg · 0.8 µg
    8%1%
  • Choline28.5 mg · 52.1 mg
    5%9%

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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%
  • Sodiumlimit9 mg · 1 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 · 0.095 mg7%·8%
  • Vitamin B60.036 mg · 0.084 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), Lower sodium almond butter (Survey (FNDDS) 2707534). 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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