Pistachios vs Almond paste
In short
Gram for gram, there are 25% more calories in pistachios than in almond paste (572 vs 458 in 100 g). Most of the calories in pistachios come from fat.
More in pistachios: copper (2.8×), vitamin B6, thiamin (8.5×), protein (2.3×) and 10 more. More in almond paste: vitamin E (6.2×), riboflavin, carbohydrates, folate and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
21.1 g protein · 28.3 g carbs (7.7 g sugars) · 45.8 g fat
9 g protein · 47.8 g carbs (36.3 g sugars) · 27.7 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 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Copper144% vs 50%
1.3 mg vs 0.45 mg
- Vitamin E14% vs 90%
2.2 mg vs 13.5 mg
- Vitamin B666% vs 2%
1.1 mg vs 0.036 mg
- Thiamin (B1)58% vs 7%
0.69 mg vs 0.082 mg
- Protein42% vs 18%
21.1 g vs 9 g
- Total fat59% vs 36%
45.8 g vs 27.7 g
- Fiber37% vs 17%
10.3 g vs 4.8 g
- Phosphorus38% vs 21%
469 mg vs 258 mg
- Saturated fatlimit28% vs 13%
5.6 g vs 2.6 g
- Potassium21% vs 7%
1,007 mg vs 314 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)18% vs 32%
0.23 mg vs 0.41 mg
- Iron22% vs 9%
4 mg vs 1.6 mg
- Vitamin K11% vs 0%
13.2 µg vs 0 µg
- Selenium18% vs 8%
10 µg vs 4.2 µg
- Zinc21% vs 13%
2.3 mg vs 1.5 mg
- Choline13% vs 5%
71.4 mg vs 28.5 mg
- Carbohydrates10% vs 17%
28.3 g vs 47.8 g
- Folate13% vs 18%
51 µg vs 73 µg
- Calcium8% vs 13%
107 mg vs 172 mg
- Magnesium26% vs 31%
109 mg vs 130 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit6 mg · 9 mg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin A13 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
- Vitamin C3 mg · 0.1 mg3%·<1%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Niacin (B3)1.4 mg · 1.4 mg9%·9%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
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.