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Cashews, dry roasted
Cashews, dry roasted5
VS
Macadamia nuts
Macadamia nuts5

Dead heat · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 5 of 10 match-ups.

Pick Cashews, dry roasted for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Macadamia nuts for more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more calcium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN2.67 g
    1.1 g
  • Carbohydrate
    5.7 g
    1.92 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0.52 g
    1.2 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.87 g
    0.64 gWIN
  • Total fat
    8.07 g
    10.55 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN1.6 g
    1.68 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    111.5 mg
    0.7 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN98.43 mg
    51.25 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    7.84 mg
    11.84 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN1.05 mg
    0.51 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN45.3 mg
    18.11 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.17 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.

Cashews, dry roasted vs Macadamia nuts · Foodatron