Almond paste vs Salted cashews
In short
Gram for gram, there are 26% more calories in salted cashews than in almond paste (578 vs 458 in 100 g). Most of those in salted cashews come from fat.
More in almond paste: vitamin E (9.3×), riboflavin (2.2×), calcium (3.9×), fiber and carbohydrates. More in salted cashews: copper (4.7×), zinc (3.6×), saturated fat (3.5×), vitamin K and 11 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
14.7 g protein · 31.4 g carbs (4.8 g sugars) · 47.5 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 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Copper50% vs 237%
0.45 mg vs 2.1 mg
- Vitamin E90% vs 10%
13.5 mg vs 1.4 mg
- Zinc13% vs 49%
1.5 mg vs 5.4 mg
- Saturated fatlimit13% vs 46%
2.6 g vs 9.2 g
- Vitamin K0% vs 30%
0 µg vs 36.3 µg
- Magnesium31% vs 60%
130 mg vs 250 mg
- Total fat36% vs 61%
27.7 g vs 47.5 g
- Iron9% vs 32%
1.6 mg vs 5.8 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)32% vs 15%
0.41 mg vs 0.19 mg
- Phosphorus21% vs 38%
258 mg vs 471 mg
- Sodiumlimit<1% vs 17%
9 mg vs 399 mg
- Selenium8% vs 20%
4.2 µg vs 11.2 µg
- Vitamin B62% vs 14%
0.036 mg vs 0.25 mg
- Protein18% vs 29%
9 g vs 14.7 g
- Calcium13% vs 3%
172 mg vs 44 mg
- Thiamin (B1)7% vs 16%
0.082 mg vs 0.19 mg
- Fiber17% vs 10%
4.8 g vs 2.9 g
- Carbohydrates17% vs 11%
47.8 g vs 31.4 g
- Choline5% vs 11%
28.5 mg vs 58.6 mg
- Potassium7% vs 12%
314 mg vs 543 mg
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%
- Niacin (B3)1.4 mg · 1.3 mg9%·8%
- Folate73 µg · 66 µg18%·17%
- 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), 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.