Almond paste vs Salted cashews

In short

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

More in almond paste: vitamin E (12×) and riboflavin (2.7×). More in salted cashews: copper (3.7×), zinc (2.9×), vitamin K and saturated fat (2.8×). 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

Salted cashews100 cal

17.3 g · 2.5 g protein · 5.4 g carbs (0.83 g sugars) · 8.2 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.

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  • Copper11% vs 41%

    0.099 mg vs 0.37 mg

  • Vitamin E20% vs 2%

    3 mg vs 0.25 mg

  • Zinc3% vs 8%

    0.32 mg vs 0.93 mg

  • Vitamin K0% vs 5%

    0 µg vs 6.3 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit3% vs 8%

    0.57 g vs 1.6 g

  • Riboflavin (B2)7% vs 3%

    0.09 mg vs 0.033 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein2 g · 2.5 g4%·5%
  • Total fat6.1 g · 8.2 g8%·11%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates10.4 g · 5.4 g4%·2%
  • Fiber1 g · 0.5 g4%·2%
  • Sodiumlimit2 mg · 69 mg<1%·3%
  • Potassium68.6 mg · 93.9 mg1%·2%
  • Calcium37.6 mg · 7.6 mg3%·1%
  • Iron0.35 mg · 1.0 mg2%·6%
  • Magnesium28.4 mg · 43.3 mg7%·10%
  • Phosphorus56.3 mg · 81.5 mg5%·7%
  • Selenium0.92 µg · 1.9 µg2%·4%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0.022 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.018 mg · 0.033 mg1%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)0.31 mg · 0.23 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.008 mg · 0.043 mg<1%·3%
  • Folate15.9 µg · 11.4 µg4%·3%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline6.2 mg · 10.1 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), Salted cashews (Survey (FNDDS) 2707495). 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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