Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cashews
versus
chicken leg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cashews and chicken leg:
Both cashews and chicken leg are high in calories. Cashew has 158% more calories than chicken leg - cashew has 553 calories per 100 grams and chicken leg has 214 calories.
| Cashews | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 12% | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 21% | ~ |
| Fat | 67% | 68% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cashew is high in carbohydrates and chicken leg has 99% less carbohydrates than cashew - cashew has 30.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.17g of carbohydrates.
Cashew is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than chicken leg - cashew has 3.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has less sugar than cashew - cashew has 5.9g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Both cashews and chicken leg are high in protein. Cashew has 11% more protein than chicken leg - cashew has 18.2g of protein per 100 grams and chicken leg has 16.4g of protein.
Cashew is high in saturated fat and chicken leg has 44% less saturated fat than cashew - cashew has 7.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and cashews are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and cashew does not contain significant amounts.
Cashew has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and cashew does not contain significant amounts.
Cashews and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - cashew has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Chicken leg has more Vitamin A than cashew - chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and cashew does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and cashews contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and cashew does not contain significant amounts.
Cashews and chicken leg contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cashew has 0.9mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E.
Cashew has 13 times more Vitamin K than chicken leg - cashew has 34.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K.
Cashew has more thiamin and folate, however, chicken leg contains more riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B12. Both cashews and chicken leg contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
| Cashews | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.423 MG | 0.073 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.058 MG | 0.141 MG |
| Niacin | 1.062 MG | 4.733 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.864 MG | 0.994 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.417 MG | 0.318 MG |
| Folate | 25 UG | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.56 UG |
Cashew has signficantly more calcium than chicken leg - cashew has 37mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 9mg of calcium.
Cashew is an excellent source of iron and it has 868% more iron than chicken leg - cashew has 6.7mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron.
Both cashews and chicken leg are high in potassium. Cashew has 225% more potassium than chicken leg - cashew has 660mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken leg has 203mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken leg has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than cashew per 100 grams.
| Cashews | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.062 G | 0.155 G |
| DHA | ~ | 0.01 G |
| EPA | ~ | 0.004 G |
| DPA | ~ | 0.012 G |
| Total | 0.062 G | 0.181 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, cashew has more linoleic acid than chicken leg per 100 grams.
| Cashews | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.016 G |
| linoleic acid | 7.782 G | 2.987 G |
| Total | 7.782 G | 3.003 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Cashews (Nuts, cashew nuts, raw) and Chicken Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) .
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