Pistachios, raw leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Pistachios, raw comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Almond butter for less sugar, more calcium and more magnesium.
Pick Pistachios, raw for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.41 g3.6 gWIN
- Carbohydrate3.07 g4.85 g
- Fibermore is better1.68 g1.89 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN1.02 g1.37 g
- Total fat9.04 g8.09 g
- Saturated fatless is better1.07 g1.05 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better36.97 mg0.18 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better121.82 mg183.04 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN56.51 mg18.75 mg
- Ironmore is better0.57 mg0.7 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN45.44 mg21.61 mg
- 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.

