Pistachios vs Pine nuts, dried

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 17 g of pistachios or 15 g of pine nuts, dried. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in pistachios: vitamin B6 (14×), thiamin (2.2×) and fiber (3.3×). More in pine nuts, dried: vitamin E (3.7×), zinc (2.3×), vitamin K (3.5×) and magnesium. 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

Pine nuts, dried100 cal

14.9 g · 2 g protein · 1.9 g carbs (0.53 g sugars) · 10.2 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.

0%12.5%25%
  • Vitamin B612% vs 1%

    0.2 mg vs 0.014 mg

  • Vitamin E3% vs 9%

    0.38 mg vs 1.4 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)10% vs 5%

    0.12 mg vs 0.054 mg

  • Zinc4% vs 9%

    0.41 mg vs 0.96 mg

  • Vitamin K2% vs 7%

    2.3 µg vs 8 µg

  • Fiber6% vs 2%

    1.8 g vs 0.55 g

  • Magnesium5% vs 9%

    19.1 mg vs 37.3 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein3.7 g · 2 g7%·4%
  • Total fat8 g · 10.2 g10%·13%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.99 g · 0.73 g5%·4%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates4.9 g · 1.9 g2%·1%
  • Sodiumlimit1 mg · 0.3 mg<1%·<1%
  • Potassium176 mg · 88.7 mg4%·2%
  • Calcium18.7 mg · 2.4 mg1%·<1%
  • Iron0.7 mg · 0.82 mg4%·5%
  • Phosphorus82 mg · 85.4 mg7%·7%
  • Copper0.23 mg · 0.2 mg25%·22%
  • Selenium1.7 µg · 0.1 µg3%·<1%
  • Vitamin A2.3 µg · 0.15 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0.52 mg · 0.12 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.041 mg · 0.034 mg3%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)0.24 mg · 0.65 mg2%·4%
  • Folate8.9 µg · 5.1 µg2%·1%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline12.5 mg · 8.3 mg2%·2%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Pistachios (Survey (FNDDS) 2707527), Pine nuts, dried (SR Legacy 170591). 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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