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
Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Copper1.3 mg · 0.45 mg144%50%
- Vitamin E2.2 mg · 13.5 mg14%90%
- Vitamin B61.1 mg · 0.036 mg66%2%
- Thiamin (B1)0.69 mg · 0.082 mg58%7%
- Protein21.1 g · 9 g42%18%
- Total fat45.8 g · 27.7 g59%36%
- Fiber10.3 g · 4.8 g37%17%
- Phosphorus469 mg · 258 mg38%21%
- Saturated fatlimit5.6 g · 2.6 g28%13%
- Potassium1,007 mg · 314 mg21%7%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.23 mg · 0.41 mg18%32%
- Iron4 mg · 1.6 mg22%9%
- Vitamin K13.2 µg · 0 µg11%0%
- Selenium10 µg · 4.2 µg18%8%
- Zinc2.3 mg · 1.5 mg21%13%
- Choline71.4 mg · 28.5 mg13%5%
- Carbohydrates28.3 g · 47.8 g10%17%
- Folate51 µg · 73 µg13%18%
- Calcium107 mg · 172 mg8%13%
- Magnesium109 mg · 130 mg26%31%
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%
From USDA FoodData Central: Pistachios (Survey (FNDDS) 2707527), Almond paste (Survey (FNDDS) 2707535). 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.