Almond paste vs Unsalted cashews

Almond pasteUnsalted cashews
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 28% more calories in unsalted cashews than in almond paste (584 vs 458 in 100 g). Most of those in unsalted cashews come from fat.

More in almond paste: vitamin E (9.3×), riboflavin (2.1×), calcium (3.9×), fiber and carbohydrates. More in unsalted cashews: copper (4.7×), zinc (3.7×), saturated fat (3.5×), vitamin K and 10 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Almond paste458 cal

9 g protein · 47.8 g carbs (36.3 g sugars) · 27.7 g fat

Unsalted cashews584 cal

14.8 g protein · 31.7 g carbs (4.9 g sugars) · 48 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.

0%125%250%
  • Copper0.45 mg · 2.2 mg
    50%239%
  • Vitamin E13.5 mg · 1.5 mg
    90%10%
  • Zinc1.5 mg · 5.4 mg
    13%49%
  • Saturated fatlimit2.6 g · 9.3 g
    13%46%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 36.7 µg
    0%31%
  • Magnesium130 mg · 252 mg
    31%60%
  • Total fat27.7 g · 48 g
    36%61%
  • Iron1.6 mg · 5.8 mg
    9%32%
  • Phosphorus258 mg · 475 mg
    21%38%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.41 mg · 0.19 mg
    32%15%
  • Selenium4.2 µg · 11.3 µg
    8%21%
  • Vitamin B60.036 mg · 0.25 mg
    2%15%
  • Protein9 g · 14.8 g
    18%30%
  • Calcium172 mg · 44 mg
    13%3%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.082 mg · 0.19 mg
    7%16%
  • Fiber4.8 g · 2.9 g
    17%10%
  • Carbohydrates47.8 g · 31.7 g
    17%12%
  • Choline28.5 mg · 59.2 mg
    5%11%
  • Potassium314 mg · 548 mg
    7%12%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit9 mg · 16 mg<1%·1%
  • 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 · 1.4 mg9%·8%
  • Folate73 µg · 67 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), Unsalted cashews (Survey (FNDDS) 2707497). 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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