Pistachios vs almonds

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 17 g of pistachios or 17 g of almonds. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in pistachios: vitamin B6 (8.6×), thiamin (9.4×) and copper. More in almonds: vitamin E (11×), riboflavin (4.9×) and magnesium (2.4×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Pistachios100 cal

17.5 g · 3.7 g protein · 4.9 g carbs (1.4 g sugars) · 8 g fat

Almonds100 cal

16.7 g · 3.5 g protein · 3.5 g carbs (0.81 g sugars) · 8.8 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.

0%25%50%
  • Vitamin E0.38 mg · 4 mg
    3%27%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.041 mg · 0.2 mg
    3%15%
  • Vitamin B60.2 mg · 0.023 mg
    12%1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.12 mg · 0.013 mg
    10%1%
  • Magnesium19.1 mg · 46.7 mg
    5%11%
  • Copper0.23 mg · 0.18 mg
    25%20%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein3.7 g · 3.5 g7%·7%
  • Total fat8 g · 8.8 g10%·11%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.99 g · 0.68 g5%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates4.9 g · 3.5 g2%·1%
  • Fiber1.8 g · 1.8 g6%·7%
  • Sodiumlimit1 mg · 0.5 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium176 mg · 119 mg4%·3%
  • Calcium18.7 mg · 44.8 mg1%·3%
  • Iron0.7 mg · 0.62 mg4%·3%
  • Phosphorus82 mg · 78.8 mg7%·6%
  • Zinc0.41 mg · 0.55 mg4%·5%
  • Selenium1.7 µg · 0.33 µg3%·1%
  • Vitamin A2.3 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin C0.52 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K2.3 µg · 0 µg2%·0%
  • Niacin (B3)0.24 mg · 0.61 mg2%·4%
  • Folate8.9 µg · 9.2 µg2%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline12.5 mg · 8.7 mg2%·2%

From USDA FoodData Central: Pistachios (Survey (FNDDS) 2707527), Almonds (Survey (FNDDS) 2707485). 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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