Almonds leads 7–3 · 10 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Almonds comes out ahead, winning 7 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Almonds for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium and more calcium.
Pick Cashews, oil roasted for more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.65 g2.9 g
- Carbohydrate3.72 g5.19 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.16 g0.57 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.75 g0.86 g
- Total fat8.62 g8.22 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.66 g1.46 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0.17 mg53.01 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN126.6 mg108.78 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.46 mg7.4 mg
- Ironmore is better0.64 mg1.04 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better46.63 mg46.99 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.05 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.

