Pistachios vs almonds
In short
Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 572 in 100 g of pistachios, 598 of almonds. Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in pistachios: vitamin B6 (8.3×), thiamin (9×), copper, selenium (5×) and 3 more. More in almonds: vitamin E (11×), riboflavin (5.1×), magnesium (2.6×), niacin (2.6×) and 3 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
21 g protein · 21 g carbs (4.9 g sugars) · 52.5 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.
- Vitamin E14% vs 159%
2.2 mg vs 23.9 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)18% vs 92%
0.23 mg vs 1.2 mg
- Vitamin B666% vs 8%
1.1 mg vs 0.14 mg
- Thiamin (B1)58% vs 6%
0.69 mg vs 0.077 mg
- Magnesium26% vs 66%
109 mg vs 279 mg
- Copper144% vs 122%
1.3 mg vs 1.1 mg
- Selenium18% vs 4%
10 µg vs 2 µg
- Niacin (B3)9% vs 23%
1.4 mg vs 3.6 mg
- Calcium8% vs 21%
107 mg vs 268 mg
- Vitamin K11% vs 0%
13.2 µg vs 0 µg
- Zinc21% vs 30%
2.3 mg vs 3.3 mg
- Total fat59% vs 67%
45.8 g vs 52.5 g
- Saturated fatlimit28% vs 20%
5.6 g vs 4.1 g
- Potassium21% vs 15%
1,007 mg vs 713 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein21.1 g · 21 g42%·42%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates28.3 g · 21 g10%·8%
- Fiber10.3 g · 10.9 g37%·39%
- Sodiumlimit6 mg · 3 mg<1%·<1%
- Iron4 mg · 3.7 mg22%·21%
- Phosphorus469 mg · 471 mg38%·38%
- Vitamin A13 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
- Vitamin C3 mg · 0 mg3%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Folate51 µg · 55 µg13%·14%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline71.4 mg · 52.1 mg13%·9%
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.