Pistachios, dry roasted vs Walnuts

Leader

Pistachios, dry roasted6

Walnuts4

Pistachios, dry roasted leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Pistachios, dry roasted comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Pistachios, dry roasted for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Pick Walnuts for less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more magnesium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
WIN3.7 g
2.33 g
Carbohydrate
4.84 g
2.1 g
Fibermore is better
WIN1.81 g
1.02 g
Total sugarsless is better
1.36 g
0.4 gWIN
Total fat
8.05 g
9.97 g
Saturated fatless is better
0.99 g
0.94 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
75.22 mg
0.31 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
WIN176.98 mg
67.43 mg
Calciummore is better
WIN18.8 mg
14.98 mg
Ironmore is better
WIN0.71 mg
0.44 mg
Magnesiummore is better
19.16 mg
24.16 mgWIN
Vitamin Cmore is better
WIN0.53 mg
0.2 mg
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.