Almond paste vs Unsalted pistachios

In short

One serving each: 1040 calories in almond paste (1 cup, firmly packed, 227 g), 165 calories in unsalted pistachios (1 oz, without shell, 28.4 g). Most of those in unsalted pistachios come from fat.

More in almond paste: vitamin E, copper (2.9×), riboflavin (15×), total fat (4.7×) and 14 more. More in unsalted pistachios: vitamin B6 (3.8×). 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

Unsalted pistachios165 cal

1 oz, without shell (28.4 g) · 5.8 g protein · 7.8 g carbs (2.1 g sugars) · 13.4 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%112.5%225%
  • Vitamin E205% vs 5%

    30.7 mg vs 0.76 mg

  • Copper115% vs 40%

    1 mg vs 0.36 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)72% vs 5%

    0.94 mg vs 0.064 mg

  • Total fat81% vs 17%

    63 g vs 13.4 g

  • Magnesium70% vs 7%

    295 mg vs 30.1 mg

  • Folate41% vs 3%

    166 µg vs 13.9 µg

  • Carbohydrates39% vs 3%

    109 g vs 7.8 g

  • Phosphorus47% vs 10%

    586 mg vs 129 mg

  • Protein41% vs 12%

    20.4 g vs 5.8 g

  • Fiber39% vs 10%

    10.9 g vs 2.8 g

  • Calcium30% vs 2%

    390 mg vs 29.5 mg

  • Zinc31% vs 6%

    3.4 mg vs 0.64 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit30% vs 8%

    6 g vs 1.7 g

  • Niacin (B3)20% vs 2%

    3.2 mg vs 0.38 mg

  • Iron20% vs 6%

    3.6 mg vs 1.1 mg

  • Vitamin B65% vs 18%

    0.082 mg vs 0.31 mg

  • Selenium17% vs 5%

    9.5 µg vs 2.7 µg

  • Potassium15% vs 6%

    713 mg vs 277 mg

  • Choline12% vs 4%

    64.7 mg vs 19.6 mg

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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 · 1.7 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 3.7 µg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0.23 mg · 0.82 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 4.5 µg0%·4%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.19 mg · 0.19 mg16%·16%
  • 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 pistachios (Survey (FNDDS) 2707530). 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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