Raw pistachios vs Salted almonds

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Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 18 g of raw pistachios or 17 g of salted almonds. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in raw pistachios: vitamin B6 (14×), thiamin (13×) and copper. More in salted almonds: vitamin E (7.7×), riboflavin (6.7×) and magnesium (2.1×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Raw pistachios100 cal

17.9 g · 3.6 g protein · 4.9 g carbs (1.4 g sugars) · 8.1 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

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Vitamin E0.51 mg · 3.9 mg
    3%26%
  • Vitamin B60.3 mg · 0.022 mg
    18%1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.029 mg · 0.19 mg
    2%15%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.16 mg · 0.012 mg
    13%1%
  • Copper0.23 mg · 0.18 mg
    26%20%
  • Magnesium21.6 mg · 44.6 mg
    5%11%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein3.6 g · 3.3 g7%·7%
  • Total fat8.1 g · 8.9 g10%·11%
  • Saturated fatlimit1.1 g · 0.72 g5%·4%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates4.9 g · 3.4 g2%·1%
  • Fiber1.9 g · 1.7 g7%·6%
  • Sodiumlimit0.18 mg · 64.2 mg<1%·3%
  • Potassium183 mg · 114 mg4%·2%
  • Calcium18.8 mg · 42.9 mg1%·3%
  • Iron0.7 mg · 0.6 mg4%·3%
  • Phosphorus87.5 mg · 75.2 mg7%·6%
  • Zinc0.39 mg · 0.53 mg4%·5%
  • Selenium1.3 µg · 0.32 µg2%·1%
  • Vitamin A4.6 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin C1 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Niacin (B3)0.23 mg · 0.58 mg1%·4%
  • Folate9.1 µg · 8.8 µg2%·2%
  • 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), 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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