Pistachios vs Salted almonds

In short

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

More in pistachios: vitamin B6 (9×), thiamin (9.9×) and copper. More in salted almonds: vitamin E (10×), riboflavin (4.7×) and magnesium (2.3×). 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

Salted almonds100 cal

16.6 g · 3.3 g protein · 3.4 g carbs (0.78 g sugars) · 8.9 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%25%50%
  • Vitamin E3% vs 26%

    0.38 mg vs 3.9 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)3% vs 15%

    0.041 mg vs 0.19 mg

  • Vitamin B612% vs 1%

    0.2 mg vs 0.022 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)10% vs 1%

    0.12 mg vs 0.012 mg

  • Magnesium5% vs 11%

    19.1 mg vs 44.6 mg

  • Copper25% vs 20%

    0.23 mg vs 0.18 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein3.7 g · 3.3 g7%·7%
  • Total fat8 g · 8.9 g10%·11%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.99 g · 0.72 g5%·4%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates4.9 g · 3.4 g2%·1%
  • Fiber1.8 g · 1.7 g6%·6%
  • Sodiumlimit1 mg · 64.2 mg<1%·3%
  • Potassium176 mg · 114 mg4%·2%
  • Calcium18.7 mg · 42.9 mg1%·3%
  • Iron0.7 mg · 0.6 mg4%·3%
  • Phosphorus82 mg · 75.2 mg7%·6%
  • Zinc0.41 mg · 0.53 mg4%·5%
  • Selenium1.7 µg · 0.32 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 · 0.5 µg2%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.24 mg · 0.58 mg2%·4%
  • Folate8.9 µg · 8.8 µg2%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline12.5 mg · 8.3 mg2%·2%

From USDA FoodData Central: Pistachios (Survey (FNDDS) 2707527), Salted almonds (Survey (FNDDS) 2707487). 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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