Raw pistachios vs Almond paste

Raw pistachiosAlmond paste
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 159 calories in raw pistachios (1 oz (49 kernels), 28.4 g), 1040 calories in almond paste (1 cup, well packed, 227 g). Most of the calories in raw pistachios come from fat.

More in raw pistachios: vitamin B6 (5.9×) and thiamin. More in almond paste: vitamin E, copper (2.8×), riboflavin, total fat (4.9×) and 13 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Raw pistachios159 cal

1 oz (49 kernels) (28.4 g) · 5.7 g protein · 7.7 g carbs (2.2 g sugars) · 12.8 g fat

Almond paste1040 cal

1 cup, well packed (227 g) · 20.4 g protein · 109 g carbs (82.3 g sugars) · 63 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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%112.5%225%
  • Vitamin E0.81 mg · 30.7 mg
    5%205%
  • Copper0.37 mg · 1 mg
    41%115%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.045 mg · 0.94 mg
    3%72%
  • Total fat12.8 g · 63 g
    16%81%
  • Magnesium34.3 mg · 295 mg
    8%70%
  • Folate14.5 µg · 166 µg
    4%41%
  • Carbohydrates7.7 g · 109 g
    3%39%
  • Phosphorus139 mg · 586 mg
    11%47%
  • Protein5.7 g · 20.4 g
    11%41%
  • Fiber3 g · 10.9 g
    11%39%
  • Calcium29.8 mg · 390 mg
    2%30%
  • Zinc0.62 mg · 3.4 mg
    6%31%
  • Vitamin B60.48 mg · 0.082 mg
    28%5%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.7 g · 6 g
    8%30%
  • Niacin (B3)0.37 mg · 3.2 mg
    2%20%
  • Iron1.1 mg · 3.6 mg
    6%20%
  • Selenium2 µg · 9.5 µg
    4%17%
  • Potassium291 mg · 713 mg
    6%15%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.25 mg · 0.19 mg
    21%16%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit0.28 mg · 20.4 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin A7.4 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin C1.6 mg · 0.23 mg2%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

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

From USDA FoodData Central: Raw pistachios (SR Legacy 170184), Almond paste (Survey (FNDDS) 2707535). 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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