Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
soy flour
versus
cashews
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in soy flour and cashews:
Both cashews and soy flour are high in calories. Cashew has 49% more calories than soy flour - cashew has 553 calories per 100 grams and soy flour has 372 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, soy flour is much heavier in protein, heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to cashews per calorie. Soy flour has a macronutrient ratio of 50:31:20 and for cashews, 13:21:67 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Soy Flour | Cashews | |
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Protein | 50% | 13% |
Carbohydrates | 31% | 21% |
Fat | 20% | 67% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both cashews and soy flour are high in carbohydrates. Cashew is very similar to cashew for carbohydrates - cashew has 30.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and soy flour has 30.6g of carbohydrates.
Both cashews and soy flour are high in dietary fiber. Soy flour has 385% more dietary fiber than cashew - cashew has 3.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and soy flour has 16g of dietary fiber.
Cashews and soy flour contain similar amounts of sugar - cashew has 5.9g of sugar per 100 grams and soy flour has 9.3g of sugar.
Both cashews and soy flour are high in protein. Soy flour has 173% more protein than cashew - cashew has 18.2g of protein per 100 grams and soy flour has 49.8g of protein.
Cashew is high in saturated fat and soy flour has 83% less saturated fat than cashew - cashew has 7.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and soy flour has 1.3g of saturated fat.
Cashews and soy flour contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - cashew has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and soy flour does not contain significant amounts.
Soy flour and cashews contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - soy flour has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and cashew does not contain significant amounts.
Cashews and soy flour contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cashew has 0.9mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and soy flour has 0.55mg of Vitamin E.
Cashew has 774% more Vitamin K than soy flour - cashew has 34.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and soy flour has 3.9ug of Vitamin K.
Soy flour has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both soy flour and cashews contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid.
Soy Flour | Cashews | |
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Thiamin | 1.088 MG | 0.423 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.28 MG | 0.058 MG |
Niacin | 2.95 MG | 1.062 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.55 MG | 0.864 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 1.05 MG | 0.417 MG |
Folate | 289 UG | 25 UG |
Soy flour is an excellent source of calcium and it has 670% more calcium than cashew - cashew has 37mg of calcium per 100 grams and soy flour has 285mg of calcium.
Both cashews and soy flour are high in iron. Soy flour has 23% more iron than cashew - cashew has 6.7mg of iron per 100 grams and soy flour has 8.2mg of iron.
Both cashews and soy flour are high in potassium. Soy flour has 217% more potassium than cashew - cashew has 660mg of potassium per 100 grams and soy flour has 2090mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, soy flour has more beta-carotene than cashew per 100 grams, however, cashew contains more lutein + zeaxanthin than soy flour per 100 grams.
Soy Flour | Cashews | |
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beta-carotene | 24 UG | ~ |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 22 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, soy flour has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than cashew per 100 grams.
Soy Flour | Cashews | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.555 G | 0.062 G |
Total | 0.555 G | 0.062 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, cashew has more linoleic acid than soy flour per 100 grams.
Soy Flour | Cashews | |
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other omega 6 | 0.025 G | 0.266 G |
linoleic acid | 3.66 G | 7.782 G |
Total | 3.685 G | 8.048 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.
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||