Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cashew butter
versus
carrots
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cashew butter and carrots:
Cashew butter is high in calories and carrot has 93% less calories than cashew butter - cashew butter has 587 calories per 100 grams and carrot has 41 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, cashew butter is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to carrots for protein. Cashew butter has a macronutrient ratio of 11:18:71 and for carrots, 9:87:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Cashew Butter | Carrots | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 11% | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 18% | 87% |
| Fat | 71% | 5% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Carrot has 65% less carbohydrates than cashew butter - cashew butter has 27.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and carrot has 9.6g of carbohydrates.
Carrot is a great source of dietary fiber and it has 40% more dietary fiber than cashew butter - cashew butter has 2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and carrot has 2.8g of dietary fiber.
Cashew butter has less sugar than carrot - carrot has 4.7g of sugar per 100 grams and cashew butter does not contain significant amounts.
Cashew butter is an excellent source of protein and it has 17 times more protein than carrot - cashew butter has 17.6g of protein per 100 grams and carrot has 0.93g of protein.
Cashew butter is high in saturated fat and carrot has 100% less saturated fat than cashew butter - cashew butter has 9.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and carrot has 0.03g of saturated fat.
Carrot has more Vitamin C than cashew butter - carrot has 5.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and cashew butter does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than cashew butter - carrot has 835ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and cashew butter does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more Vitamin E than cashew butter - carrot has 0.66mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and cashew butter does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more Vitamin K than cashew butter - carrot has 13.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and cashew butter does not contain significant amounts.
Cashew butter has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and folate. Both cashew butter and carrots contain significant amounts of niacin and Vitamin B6.
| Cashew Butter | Carrots | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.312 MG | 0.066 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.187 MG | 0.058 MG |
| Niacin | 1.599 MG | 0.983 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 1.201 MG | 0.273 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.252 MG | 0.138 MG |
| Folate | 68 UG | 19 UG |
Cashew butter is a great source of calcium and it has 30% more calcium than carrot - cashew butter has 43mg of calcium per 100 grams and carrot has 33mg of calcium.
Cashew butter is an excellent source of iron and it has 15 times more iron than carrot - cashew butter has 5mg of iron per 100 grams and carrot has 0.3mg of iron.
Both cashew butter and carrots are high in potassium. Cashew butter has 71% more potassium than carrot - cashew butter has 546mg of potassium per 100 grams and carrot has 320mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, cashew butter has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than carrot per 100 grams.
| Cashew Butter | Carrots | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.171 G | 0.002 G |
| Total | 0.171 G | 0.002 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, cashew butter has more linoleic acid than carrot per 100 grams.
| Cashew Butter | Carrots | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 8.166 G | 0.1 G |
| Total | 8.166 G | 0.1 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Cashew Butter (Nuts, cashew butter, plain, without salt added) and Carrots (Carrots, raw) .
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