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Nuts · per 100 g

How Cashews can broaden the nutrient profile of Almonds

See the added vitamin and mineral strengths from cashews, with all values shown per 100 g.

How this food broadens the profile

Starting with 100 g of almonds, the calculation highlights Vitamin K (K1), Selenium, Thiamin (B1) among the main additions from 100 g of cashews.

Every reviewed food is compared independently with the starting food. Nutritionally similar foods are also shown separately for context. This is not an overall health ranking or a serving recommendation.

Largest differences at a glance

These are the four largest absolute gaps in FDA Daily Value percentage points per 100 g.

  • Vitamin E

    Almonds is higher: 159.3% vs 6.0% for Cashews, a 153.3 percentage-point gap.

  • Copper

    Cashews is higher: 243.9% vs 122.1% for Almonds, a 121.8 percentage-point gap.

  • Riboflavin (B2)

    Almonds is higher: 92.1% vs 4.5% for Cashews, a 87.6 percentage-point gap.

  • Selenium

    Cashews is higher: 36.2% vs 3.6% for Almonds, a 32.5 percentage-point gap.

Full per-100-gram comparison

Values are the uncapped %DV supplied by 100 g using current FDA Daily Values as a general comparison reference. Zero means the selected USDA record reports none; nutrients not consistently reported across this category are excluded. Daily Values are not individualized requirements.

Vitamins and minerals in 100 grams of Almonds and Cashews, shown as percentages of FDA Daily Values
Vitamin or mineralAlmonds (%DV)Cashews (%DV)
Vitamin Avitamin0.0%0.0%
Thiamin (B1)vitamin6.4%35.3%
Riboflavin (B2)vitamin92.1%4.5%
Niacin (B3)vitamin44.5%36.5%
Pantothenic acid (B5)vitamin6.4%17.3%
Vitamin B6vitamin8.0%24.5%
Folatevitamin13.8%6.3%
Vitamin B12vitamin0.0%0.0%
Vitamin Cvitamin0.0%0.6%
Vitamin Dvitamin0.0%0.0%
Vitamin Evitamin159.3%6.0%
Vitamin K (K1)vitamin0.0%28.4%
Calciummineral20.6%2.9%
Coppermineral122.1%243.9%
Ironmineral20.7%37.1%
Magnesiummineral66.4%69.5%
Manganesemineral97.0%72.0%
Phosphorusmineral37.7%47.4%
Potassiummineral15.2%14.0%
Seleniummineral3.6%36.2%
Zincmineral30.1%52.6%

USDA records and method

Almonds

USDA description: nuts, almonds, dry roasted, without salt added.

FoodData Central ID 170158

Cashews

USDA description: nuts, cashew nuts, raw.

FoodData Central ID 170162

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, FoodData Central. Plain raw records are preferred; a simple unsalted roasted or dried record is used when USDA lacks a complete raw record. FoodMaya pins the reviewed FDC IDs shown above so the selected records do not change silently.

The default normalization uses the current FDA Daily Values. Niacin equivalents combine USDA niacin with its documented tryptophan contribution.

FoodMaya converts each reported nutrient to %DV per 100 g using current FDA Daily Values, then compares foods using only compatible vitamins and minerals reported for every reviewed food in nuts. To find foods that broaden the profile, the calculation reduces the influence of very large amounts of any one nutrient. It then ranks each food by the pairwise Gram determinant: the squared area spanned by its transformed profile and the starting profile. A larger area reflects substantial nutrient amounts in a less redundant pattern. This page shows the highest-ranked candidate for the featured starting food. The determinant is an exploratory geometric ranking, not a measure of dietary completeness or a clinical score.

The 100 g basis is for consistent comparison, not a suggested portion. USDA values can vary by variety, preparation, and storage. This narrow comparison omits protein, fiber, phytonutrients, bioavailability, allergies, cost, culinary compatibility, and personal medical needs; it is informational and not medical advice.

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