Cashews vs Cashew butter

In short

One serving each: 163 calories in cashews (1 oz, 28.4 g), 97 calories in cashew butter (1 tablespoon, 16 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in cashews: copper (2.2×), magnesium (2.2×), zinc (2.2×), phosphorus (2.2×) and 5 more. 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

Cashew butter97 cal

1 tablespoon (16 g) · 1.9 g protein · 4.8 g carbs (1.5 g sugars) · 8.5 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 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 31%

    0.63 mg vs 0.28 mg

  • Magnesium18% vs 8%

    73.7 mg vs 33 mg

  • Zinc14% vs 6%

    1.6 mg vs 0.71 mg

  • Phosphorus11% vs 5%

    139 mg vs 62.1 mg

  • Total fat17% vs 11%

    13.1 g vs 8.5 g

  • Iron9% vs 4%

    1.7 mg vs 0.79 mg

  • Protein9% vs 4%

    4.3 g vs 1.9 g

  • Saturated fatlimit13% vs 8%

    2.6 g vs 1.7 g

  • Vitamin K8% vs 4%

    9.8 µg vs 4.8 µg

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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%
  • Carbohydrates9.3 g · 4.8 g3%·2%
  • Fiber0.85 g · 0.48 g3%·2%
  • Sodiumlimit4.5 mg · 47.2 mg<1%·2%
  • Potassium160 mg · 71.5 mg3%·2%
  • Calcium12.8 mg · 9.8 mg1%·1%
  • Selenium3.3 µg · 1.5 µg6%·3%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.26 mg · 0.81 mg2%·5%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.057 mg · 0.025 mg5%·2%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.057 mg · 0.025 mg4%·2%
  • Niacin (B3)0.4 mg · 0.18 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.073 mg · 0.032 mg4%·2%
  • Folate19.6 µg · 8.8 µg5%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline17.3 mg · 7.7 mg3%·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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