Walnuts leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Walnuts comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Cashews, dry roasted for more protein, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Walnuts for more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy574 kcal654 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN15.31 g15.23 g
- Carbohydrate32.69 g13.71 g
- Fibermore is better3 g6.7 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better5.01 g2.61 gWIN
- Total fat46.35 g65.21 g
- Saturated fatless is better9.16 g6.13 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better640 mg2 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN565 mg441 mg
- Calciummore is better45 mg98 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN6 mg2.91 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN260 mg158 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg1.3 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.

