Raw pistachios vs Lightly salted pistachios

In short

Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 560 in 100 g of raw pistachios, 579 of lightly salted pistachios. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in raw pistachios: vitamin B6, thiamin and copper. More in lightly salted pistachios: sodium, riboflavin and selenium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Raw pistachios560 cal

20.2 g protein · 27.2 g carbs (7.7 g sugars) · 45.3 g fat

Lightly salted pistachios579 cal

20.3 g protein · 27.3 g carbs (7.5 g sugars) · 47.2 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 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.

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  • Vitamin B6100% vs 64%

    1.7 mg vs 1.1 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)73% vs 56%

    0.87 mg vs 0.67 mg

  • Sodiumlimit<1% vs 9%

    1 mg vs 198 mg

  • Copper144% vs 139%

    1.3 mg vs 1.2 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)12% vs 17%

    0.16 mg vs 0.23 mg

  • Selenium13% vs 18%

    7 µg vs 9.7 µg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein20.2 g · 20.3 g40%·41%
  • Total fat45.3 g · 47.2 g58%·61%
  • Saturated fatlimit5.9 g · 5.8 g30%·29%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates27.2 g · 27.3 g10%·10%
  • Fiber10.6 g · 9.9 g38%·35%
  • Potassium1,025 mg · 972 mg22%·21%
  • Calcium105 mg · 104 mg8%·8%
  • Iron3.9 mg · 3.9 mg22%·22%
  • Magnesium121 mg · 105 mg29%·25%
  • Phosphorus490 mg · 453 mg39%·36%
  • Zinc2.2 mg · 2.3 mg20%·21%
  • Vitamin A26 µg · 13 µg3%·1%
  • Vitamin C5.6 mg · 2.9 mg6%·3%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E2.9 mg · 2.7 mg19%·18%
  • Niacin (B3)1.3 mg · 1.3 mg8%·8%
  • Folate51 µg · 49 µg13%·12%
  • 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), Lightly salted pistachios (Survey (FNDDS) 2707529). 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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