Almond paste vs Raw pistachios

Almond pasteRaw pistachios
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 1040 calories in almond paste (1 cup, firmly packed, 227 g), 159 calories in raw pistachios (1 oz (49 kernels), 28.4 g). Most of those in raw pistachios come from fat.

More in almond paste: vitamin E, copper (2.8×), manganese (5.7×), riboflavin and 14 more. More in raw pistachios: vitamin B6 (5.9×) and thiamin. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Almond paste1040 cal

1 cup, firmly packed (227 g) · 20.4 g protein · 109 g carbs (82.3 g sugars) · 63 g fat

Raw pistachios159 cal

1 oz (49 kernels) (28.4 g) · 5.7 g protein · 7.7 g carbs (2.2 g sugars) · 12.8 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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%112.5%225%
  • Vitamin E30.7 mg · 0.81 mg
    205%5%
  • Copper1 mg · 0.37 mg
    115%41%
  • Manganese1.9 mg · 0.34 mg
    84%15%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.94 mg · 0.045 mg
    72%3%
  • Total fat63 g · 12.8 g
    81%16%
  • Magnesium295 mg · 34.3 mg
    70%8%
  • Folate166 µg · 14.5 µg
    41%4%
  • Carbohydrates109 g · 7.7 g
    39%3%
  • Phosphorus586 mg · 139 mg
    47%11%
  • Protein20.4 g · 5.7 g
    41%11%
  • Fiber10.9 g · 3 g
    39%11%
  • Calcium390 mg · 29.8 mg
    30%2%
  • Zinc3.4 mg · 0.62 mg
    31%6%
  • Vitamin B60.082 mg · 0.48 mg
    5%28%
  • Saturated fatlimit6 g · 1.7 g
    30%8%
  • Niacin (B3)3.2 mg · 0.37 mg
    20%2%
  • Iron3.6 mg · 1.1 mg
    20%6%
  • Selenium9.5 µg · 2 µg
    17%4%
  • Potassium713 mg · 291 mg
    15%6%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.19 mg · 0.25 mg
    16%21%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit20.4 mg · 0.28 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 7.4 µg0%·1%
  • Vitamin C0.23 mg · 1.6 mg<1%·2%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.26 mg · 0.15 mg5%·3%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Almond paste (SR Legacy 170160), Raw pistachios (SR Legacy 170184). 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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