Cashews vs Cashew butter

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 17 g of cashews or 16 g of cashew butter. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in cashews: copper. More in cashew butter: vitamin E (5.2×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cashews100 cal

17.4 g · 2.7 g protein · 5.7 g carbs (0.87 g sugars) · 8.1 g fat

Cashew butter100 cal

16.4 g · 2 g protein · 5 g carbs (1.5 g sugars) · 8.7 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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  • Copper43% vs 32%

    0.39 mg vs 0.29 mg

  • Vitamin E1% vs 6%

    0.16 mg vs 0.83 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein2.7 g · 2 g5%·4%
  • Total fat8.1 g · 8.7 g10%·11%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.6 g · 1.7 g8%·9%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates5.7 g · 5 g2%·2%
  • Fiber0.52 g · 0.49 g2%·2%
  • Sodiumlimit2.8 mg · 48.4 mg<1%·2%
  • Potassium98.4 mg · 73.4 mg2%·2%
  • Calcium7.8 mg · 10 mg1%·1%
  • Iron1 mg · 0.81 mg6%·4%
  • Magnesium45.3 mg · 33.8 mg11%·8%
  • Phosphorus85.4 mg · 63.7 mg7%·5%
  • Zinc0.98 mg · 0.73 mg9%·7%
  • Selenium2 µg · 1.5 µg4%·3%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K6 µg · 5 µg5%·4%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.035 mg · 0.026 mg3%·2%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.035 mg · 0.026 mg3%·2%
  • Niacin (B3)0.24 mg · 0.18 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.045 mg · 0.033 mg3%·2%
  • Folate12 µg · 9 µg3%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline10.6 mg · 7.9 mg2%·1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Cashews (Survey (FNDDS) 2707493), Cashew butter (Survey (FNDDS) 2707536). 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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