Pistachios vs Almond butter

In short

One serving each: 162 calories in pistachios (1 oz, without shell, 28.4 g), 103 calories in almond butter (1 tablespoon, 16 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in pistachios: copper (2.4×), vitamin B6, thiamin (13×), total fat and 5 more. More in almond butter: vitamin E (4.3×) and riboflavin (2.3×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Pistachios162 cal

1 oz, without shell (28.4 g) · 6 g protein · 8 g carbs (2.2 g sugars) · 13 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

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Copper0.37 mg · 0.16 mg
    41%17%
  • Vitamin B60.32 mg · 0.013 mg
    19%1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.2 mg · 0.015 mg
    16%1%
  • Vitamin E0.62 mg · 2.7 mg
    4%18%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.066 mg · 0.15 mg
    5%11%
  • Total fat13 g · 8.4 g
    17%11%
  • Protein6 g · 3.3 g
    12%7%
  • Fiber2.9 g · 1.5 g
    10%5%
  • Selenium2.8 µg · 0.13 µg
    5%<1%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.6 g · 0.68 g
    8%3%
  • Phosphorus133 mg · 80.6 mg
    11%6%

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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%
  • Carbohydrates8 g · 3.4 g3%·1%
  • Sodiumlimit1.7 mg · 37.1 mg<1%·2%
  • Potassium285 mg · 119 mg6%·3%
  • Calcium30.3 mg · 42.1 mg2%·3%
  • Iron1.1 mg · 0.65 mg6%·4%
  • Magnesium30.9 mg · 42.6 mg7%·10%
  • Zinc0.66 mg · 0.51 mg6%·5%
  • Vitamin A3.7 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0.85 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K3.7 µg · 0 µg3%·0%
  • Niacin (B3)0.39 mg · 0.62 mg2%·4%
  • Folate14.5 µg · 6.7 µg4%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline20.2 mg · 8.3 mg4%·2%

From USDA FoodData Central: Pistachios (Survey (FNDDS) 2707527), 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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