Salted almonds vs Salted cashews

In short

Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 601 in 100 g of salted almonds, 578 of salted cashews. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in salted almonds: vitamin E (16×), riboflavin (6×), fiber (3.6×), calcium (5.9×) and 4 more. More in salted cashews: copper (2×), vitamin K (12×), saturated fat (2.1×), zinc and 5 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Salted almonds601 cal

20.1 g protein · 20.2 g carbs (4.7 g sugars) · 53.4 g fat

Salted cashews578 cal

14.7 g protein · 31.4 g carbs (4.8 g sugars) · 47.5 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.

0%125%250%
  • Vitamin E157% vs 10%

    23.5 mg vs 1.4 mg

  • Copper117% vs 237%

    1.1 mg vs 2.1 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)88% vs 15%

    1.1 mg vs 0.19 mg

  • Vitamin K3% vs 30%

    3 µg vs 36.3 µg

  • Fiber38% vs 10%

    10.5 g vs 2.9 g

  • Saturated fatlimit22% vs 46%

    4.3 g vs 9.2 g

  • Zinc29% vs 49%

    3.2 mg vs 5.4 mg

  • Selenium3% vs 20%

    1.9 µg vs 11.2 µg

  • Calcium20% vs 3%

    258 mg vs 44 mg

  • Niacin (B3)22% vs 8%

    3.5 mg vs 1.3 mg

  • Iron20% vs 32%

    3.6 mg vs 5.8 mg

  • Protein40% vs 29%

    20.1 g vs 14.7 g

  • Thiamin (B1)6% vs 16%

    0.074 mg vs 0.19 mg

  • Total fat69% vs 61%

    53.4 g vs 47.5 g

  • Vitamin B68% vs 14%

    0.13 mg vs 0.25 mg

  • Magnesium64% vs 60%

    268 mg vs 250 mg

  • Carbohydrates7% vs 11%

    20.2 g vs 31.4 g

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Where they are alike

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

  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit386 mg · 399 mg17%·17%
  • Potassium685 mg · 543 mg15%·12%
  • Phosphorus452 mg · 471 mg36%·38%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Folate53 µg · 66 µg13%·17%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline50 mg · 58.6 mg9%·11%

From USDA FoodData Central: Salted almonds (Survey (FNDDS) 2707487), Salted cashews (Survey (FNDDS) 2707495). 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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