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 calcium and more magnesium.
Pick Pistachios, raw for more potassium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN3.65 g3.6 g
- Carbohydrate3.72 g4.85 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN2.16 g1.89 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.75 g1.37 g
- Total fat8.62 g8.09 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.66 g1.05 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0.17 mg0.18 mg
- Potassiummore is better126.6 mg183.04 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN46.46 mg18.75 mg
- Ironmore is better0.64 mg0.7 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN46.63 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.

