Pistachios, raw leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Pistachios, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorns, raw for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Pistachios, raw for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.59 g3.6 gWIN
- Carbohydrate10.53 g4.85 g
- Fibermore is better—1.89 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1.37 g
- Total fat6.17 g8.09 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.8 g1.05 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0 mg0.18 mg
- Potassiummore is better139.28 mg183.04 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better10.59 mg18.75 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.2 mg0.7 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better16.02 mg21.61 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg1 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

