Salted almonds vs Cashews

In short

One serving each: 170 calories in salted almonds (1 oz, 28.4 g), 163 calories in cashews (1 oz, 28.4 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in salted almonds: vitamin E, riboflavin (5.7×), fiber (3.5×), calcium (5.7×) and sodium. More in cashews: copper (2.1×), vitamin K (12×), saturated fat (2.1×), zinc and selenium (6.2×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Salted almonds170 cal

1 oz (28.4 g) · 5.7 g protein · 5.7 g carbs (1.3 g sugars) · 15.1 g fat

Cashews163 cal

1 oz (28.4 g) · 4.3 g protein · 9.3 g carbs (1.4 g sugars) · 13.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Vitamin E44% vs 2%

    6.7 mg vs 0.26 mg

  • Copper33% vs 70%

    0.3 mg vs 0.63 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)25% vs 4%

    0.33 mg vs 0.057 mg

  • Fiber11% vs 3%

    3 g vs 0.85 g

  • Vitamin K1% vs 8%

    0.85 µg vs 9.8 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit6% vs 13%

    1.2 g vs 2.6 g

  • Zinc8% vs 14%

    0.9 mg vs 1.6 mg

  • Selenium1% vs 6%

    0.54 µg vs 3.3 µg

  • Calcium6% vs 1%

    73.1 mg vs 12.8 mg

  • Sodiumlimit5% vs <1%

    109 mg vs 4.5 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein5.7 g · 4.3 g11%·9%
  • Total fat15.1 g · 13.1 g19%·17%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates5.7 g · 9.3 g2%·3%
  • Potassium194 mg · 160 mg4%·3%
  • Iron1 mg · 1.7 mg6%·9%
  • Magnesium76 mg · 73.7 mg18%·18%
  • Phosphorus128 mg · 139 mg10%·11%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.021 mg · 0.057 mg2%·5%
  • Niacin (B3)0.99 mg · 0.4 mg6%·2%
  • Vitamin B60.037 mg · 0.073 mg2%·4%
  • Folate15 µg · 19.6 µg4%·5%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline14.2 mg · 17.3 mg3%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Salted almonds (Survey (FNDDS) 2707487), Cashews (Survey (FNDDS) 2707493). 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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