Pistachios vs Almond paste
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 17 g of pistachios or 22 g of almond paste. Most of the calories in pistachios come from fat.
More in pistachios: copper (2.3×), vitamin B6 and thiamin (6.8×). More in almond paste: vitamin E (7.8×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
17.5 g · 3.7 g protein · 4.9 g carbs (1.4 g sugars) · 8 g fat
21.8 g · 2 g protein · 10.4 g carbs (7.9 g sugars) · 6.1 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin E0.38 mg · 3 mg3%20%
- Copper0.23 mg · 0.099 mg25%11%
- Vitamin B60.2 mg · 0.008 mg12%<1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.12 mg · 0.018 mg10%1%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Protein3.7 g · 2 g7%·4%
- Total fat8 g · 6.1 g10%·8%
- Saturated fatlimit0.99 g · 0.57 g5%·3%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates4.9 g · 10.4 g2%·4%
- Fiber1.8 g · 1 g6%·4%
- Sodiumlimit1 mg · 2 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium176 mg · 68.6 mg4%·1%
- Calcium18.7 mg · 37.6 mg1%·3%
- Iron0.7 mg · 0.35 mg4%·2%
- Magnesium19.1 mg · 28.4 mg5%·7%
- Phosphorus82 mg · 56.3 mg7%·5%
- Zinc0.41 mg · 0.32 mg4%·3%
- Selenium1.7 µg · 0.92 µg3%·2%
- Vitamin A2.3 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Vitamin C0.52 mg · 0.022 mg1%·<1%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin K2.3 µg · 0 µg2%·0%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.041 mg · 0.09 mg3%·7%
- Niacin (B3)0.24 mg · 0.31 mg2%·2%
- Folate8.9 µg · 15.9 µg2%·4%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline12.5 mg · 6.2 mg2%·1%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).
From USDA FoodData Central: Pistachios (Survey (FNDDS) 2707527), Almond paste (SR Legacy 170160). 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.