Per 100 g, Almonds and Cashews compared on the 22 of 34 nutrients where both records have a usable value. Almonds is higher in 8, Cashews is higher in 14. Content in the food is compared, not absorption.
Vitamins
Vitamins per 100 g
Nutrient
Almonds
Cashews
Higher
Vitamin A (RAE / retinol equivalent)
no usable value
0 µg
not compared
Vitamin C
no usable value
0.5 mg
not compared
Vitamin D
no usable value
0 µg
not compared
Vitamin E
no usable value
0.9 mg
not compared
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
0 µg
34.1 µg
Cashews
Thiamin (B1)
0.16 mg
0.423 mg
Cashews
Riboflavin (B2)
no usable value
0.058 mg
not compared
Niacin (B3)
3.77 mg
1.06 mg
Almonds
Pantothenic acid (B5)
no usable value
0.864 mg
not compared
Vitamin B6
0.101 mg
0.417 mg
Cashews
Biotin (B7)
57 µg
no usable value
not compared
Folate (total)
no usable value
25 µg
not compared
Vitamin B12
no usable value
0 µg
not compared
Choline
no usable value
no usable value
not compared
Minerals
Minerals per 100 g
Nutrient
Almonds
Cashews
Higher
Calcium
254 mg
42 mg
Almonds
Iron
3.74 mg
5.99 mg
Cashews
Magnesium
258 mg
251 mg
Almonds
Phosphorus
503 mg
532 mg
Cashews
Potassium
733 mg
638 mg
Almonds
Sodium
0 mg
4.76 mg
Cashews
Zinc
2.86 mg
5.07 mg
Cashews
Copper
0.91 mg
2.22 mg
Cashews
Manganese
2.15 mg
1.95 mg
Almonds
Selenium
no usable value
20.7 µg
not compared
Iodine
no usable value
no usable value
not compared
Amino acids
Amino acids per 100 g
Nutrient
Almonds
Cashews
Higher
Tryptophan
0.208 g
0.287 g
Cashews
Threonine
0.608 g
0.688 g
Cashews
Isoleucine
0.774 g
0.789 g
Cashews
Leucine
1.49 g
1.47 g
Almonds
Lysine
0.618 g
0.928 g
Cashews
Methionine
0.154 g
0.362 g
Cashews
Phenylalanine
1.2 g
0.951 g
Almonds
Valine
0.916 g
1.09 g
Cashews
Histidine
0.548 g
0.456 g
Almonds
Sources and limitations
Almonds: USDA FoodData Central, Foundation Foods, record 2346393 (2026-10-29 (JSON)).
Cashews: USDA FoodData Central, Foundation Foods, record 2515374 (2026-10-29 (JSON)).
Values come from different source datasets (different laboratories, years and methods).
Content in the food is compared; absorption and bioavailability are not.
A nutrient shown as “not compared” has no usable value in one of the records (missing, trace or defined differently); it is never counted as zero.
Not medical advice; no recommended intakes are shown.
