Pistachios vs Ginkgo nuts, raw

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 17 g of pistachios or 55 g of ginkgo nuts, raw. Most of the calories in pistachios come from fat. Most of those in ginkgo nuts, raw come from carbohydrate.

More in pistachios: total fat (8.7×), copper and saturated fat (5.6×). More in ginkgo nuts, raw: niacin (14×), vitamin C (16×), carbohydrates (4.2×) and folate (3.3×). 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

Ginkgo nuts, raw100 cal

54.9 g · 2.4 g protein · 20.7 g carbs · 0.92 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 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Niacin (B3)2% vs 21%

    0.24 mg vs 3.3 mg

  • Total fat10% vs 1%

    8 g vs 0.92 g

  • Vitamin C1% vs 9%

    0.52 mg vs 8.2 mg

  • Copper25% vs 17%

    0.23 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Carbohydrates2% vs 8%

    4.9 g vs 20.7 g

  • Folate2% vs 7%

    8.9 µg vs 29.7 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit5% vs 1%

    0.99 g vs 0.18 g

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein3.7 g · 2.4 g7%·5%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit1 mg · 3.8 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium176 mg · 280 mg4%·6%
  • Calcium18.7 mg · 1.1 mg1%·<1%
  • Iron0.7 mg · 0.55 mg4%·3%
  • Magnesium19.1 mg · 14.8 mg5%·4%
  • Phosphorus82 mg · 68.1 mg7%·5%
  • Zinc0.41 mg · 0.19 mg4%·2%
  • Vitamin A2.3 µg · 15.4 µg<1%·2%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.12 mg · 0.12 mg10%·10%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.041 mg · 0.049 mg3%·4%
  • Vitamin B60.2 mg · 0.18 mg12%·11%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: fiber, manganese, selenium, vitamin E, vitamin K, pantothenic acid (B5), choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Pistachios (Survey (FNDDS) 2707527), Ginkgo nuts, raw (SR Legacy 170584). 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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