Cashews vs Almond butter

In short

One serving each: 163 calories in cashews (1 oz, 28.4 g), 103 calories in almond butter (1 tablespoon, 16 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in cashews: copper (4.1×), zinc (3.1×), saturated fat (3.8×), vitamin K and 5 more. More in almond butter: vitamin E (10×) and riboflavin (2.6×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cashews163 cal

1 oz (28.4 g) · 4.3 g protein · 9.3 g carbs (1.4 g sugars) · 13.1 g fat

Almond butter103 cal

1 tablespoon (16 g) · 3.3 g protein · 3.4 g carbs (0.7 g sugars) · 8.4 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%37.5%75%
  • Copper70% vs 17%

    0.63 mg vs 0.16 mg

  • Vitamin E2% vs 18%

    0.26 mg vs 2.7 mg

  • Zinc14% vs 5%

    1.6 mg vs 0.51 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit13% vs 3%

    2.6 g vs 0.68 g

  • Vitamin K8% vs 0%

    9.8 µg vs 0 µg

  • Magnesium18% vs 10%

    73.7 mg vs 42.6 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)4% vs 11%

    0.057 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Total fat17% vs 11%

    13.1 g vs 8.4 g

  • Iron9% vs 4%

    1.7 mg vs 0.65 mg

  • Selenium6% vs <1%

    3.3 µg vs 0.13 µg

  • Phosphorus11% vs 6%

    139 mg vs 80.6 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein4.3 g · 3.3 g9%·7%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates9.3 g · 3.4 g3%·1%
  • Fiber0.85 g · 1.5 g3%·5%
  • Sodiumlimit4.5 mg · 37.1 mg<1%·2%
  • Potassium160 mg · 119 mg3%·3%
  • Calcium12.8 mg · 42.1 mg1%·3%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.057 mg · 0.015 mg5%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.4 mg · 0.62 mg2%·4%
  • Vitamin B60.073 mg · 0.013 mg4%·1%
  • Folate19.6 µg · 6.7 µg5%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline17.3 mg · 8.3 mg3%·2%

From USDA FoodData Central: Cashews (Survey (FNDDS) 2707493), Almond butter (Survey (FNDDS) 2707533). 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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