Almond paste vs Pistachios

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 22 g of almond paste or 17 g of pistachios. Most of those in pistachios come from fat.

More in almond paste: vitamin E (7.8×). More in pistachios: copper (2.3×), vitamin B6 and thiamin (6.8×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Almond paste100 cal

21.8 g · 2 g protein · 10.4 g carbs (7.9 g sugars) · 6.1 g fat

Pistachios100 cal

17.5 g · 3.7 g protein · 4.9 g carbs (1.4 g sugars) · 8 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 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Vitamin E20% vs 3%

    3 mg vs 0.38 mg

  • Copper11% vs 25%

    0.099 mg vs 0.23 mg

  • Vitamin B6<1% vs 12%

    0.008 mg vs 0.2 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)1% vs 10%

    0.018 mg vs 0.12 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein2 g · 3.7 g4%·7%
  • Total fat6.1 g · 8 g8%·10%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.57 g · 0.99 g3%·5%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates10.4 g · 4.9 g4%·2%
  • Fiber1 g · 1.8 g4%·6%
  • Sodiumlimit2 mg · 1 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium68.6 mg · 176 mg1%·4%
  • Calcium37.6 mg · 18.7 mg3%·1%
  • Iron0.35 mg · 0.7 mg2%·4%
  • Magnesium28.4 mg · 19.1 mg7%·5%
  • Phosphorus56.3 mg · 82 mg5%·7%
  • Zinc0.32 mg · 0.41 mg3%·4%
  • Selenium0.92 µg · 1.7 µg2%·3%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 2.3 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0.022 mg · 0.52 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 2.3 µg0%·2%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.09 mg · 0.041 mg7%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)0.31 mg · 0.24 mg2%·2%
  • Folate15.9 µg · 8.9 µg4%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline6.2 mg · 12.5 mg1%·2%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Almond paste (SR Legacy 170160), Pistachios (Survey (FNDDS) 2707527). 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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