Salted almonds vs Unsalted cashews

In short

Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 601 in 100 g of salted almonds, 584 of unsalted cashews. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in salted almonds: vitamin E (16×), riboflavin (5.9×), fiber (3.6×), calcium (5.9×) and 4 more. More in unsalted 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

Unsalted cashews584 cal

14.8 g protein · 31.7 g carbs (4.9 g sugars) · 48 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 g 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%125%250%
  • Vitamin E23.5 mg · 1.5 mg
    157%10%
  • Copper1.1 mg · 2.2 mg
    117%239%
  • Riboflavin (B2)1.1 mg · 0.19 mg
    88%15%
  • Vitamin K3 µg · 36.7 µg
    3%31%
  • Fiber10.5 g · 2.9 g
    38%10%
  • Saturated fatlimit4.3 g · 9.3 g
    22%46%
  • Zinc3.2 mg · 5.4 mg
    29%49%
  • Selenium1.9 µg · 11.3 µg
    3%21%
  • Calcium258 mg · 44 mg
    20%3%
  • Sodiumlimit386 mg · 16 mg
    17%1%
  • Niacin (B3)3.5 mg · 1.4 mg
    22%8%
  • Iron3.6 mg · 5.8 mg
    20%32%
  • Protein20.1 g · 14.8 g
    40%30%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.074 mg · 0.19 mg
    6%16%
  • Total fat53.4 g · 48 g
    69%61%
  • Vitamin B60.13 mg · 0.25 mg
    8%15%
  • Carbohydrates20.2 g · 31.7 g
    7%12%

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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%
  • Potassium685 mg · 548 mg15%·12%
  • Magnesium268 mg · 252 mg64%·60%
  • Phosphorus452 mg · 475 mg36%·38%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Folate53 µg · 67 µg13%·17%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline50 mg · 59.2 mg9%·11%

From USDA FoodData Central: Salted almonds (Survey (FNDDS) 2707487), Unsalted cashews (Survey (FNDDS) 2707497). 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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