Almond paste vs Salted almonds
In short
Gram for gram, there are 31% more calories in salted almonds than in almond paste (601 vs 458 in 100 g). Most of those in salted almonds come from fat.
More in almond paste: carbohydrates (2.4×), folate and selenium (2.2×). More in salted almonds: copper (2.3×), vitamin E, riboflavin (2.8×), total fat and 12 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
20.1 g protein · 20.2 g carbs (4.7 g sugars) · 53.4 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.
- Copper0.45 mg · 1.1 mg50%117%
- Vitamin E13.5 mg · 23.5 mg90%157%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.41 mg · 1.1 mg32%88%
- Total fat27.7 g · 53.4 g36%69%
- Magnesium130 mg · 268 mg31%64%
- Protein9 g · 20.1 g18%40%
- Fiber4.8 g · 10.5 g17%38%
- Sodiumlimit9 mg · 386 mg<1%17%
- Phosphorus258 mg · 452 mg21%36%
- Zinc1.5 mg · 3.2 mg13%29%
- Niacin (B3)1.4 mg · 3.5 mg9%22%
- Iron1.6 mg · 3.6 mg9%20%
- Carbohydrates47.8 g · 20.2 g17%7%
- Saturated fatlimit2.6 g · 4.3 g13%22%
- Potassium314 mg · 685 mg7%15%
- Calcium172 mg · 258 mg13%20%
- Vitamin B60.036 mg · 0.13 mg2%8%
- Folate73 µg · 53 µg18%13%
- Selenium4.2 µg · 1.9 µg8%3%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0.1 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 3 µg0%·3%
- Thiamin (B1)0.082 mg · 0.074 mg7%·6%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline28.5 mg · 50 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), Salted almonds (Survey (FNDDS) 2707487). 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.