Nuts, cashew butter, plain, with salt added

Plant foods · Nuts & seeds · Nuts & seeds

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Macronutrients 59 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 12.1 g · 48 kcal/100g
Fat 53.0 g · 477 kcal/100g
Carbs 30.3 g · 121 kcal/100g
Fiber 3.0 g
Water 2 g
Total energy 609 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (74%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 60 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
53.0g
Saturated
10.6g
Monounsat.
26.7g
Polyunsat.
13.4g
Omega-6
13.20g

Saturated fat is 15.7% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 96 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 96%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (96% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 66 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin C 0.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 5.1 mg
Vitamin K 30 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.16 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.16 mg
Niacin (B3) 1.1 mg
Vitamin B6 0.20 mg
Folate (B9) 55 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 61 mg
Iron 4.9 mg
Magnesium 206 mg
Phosphorus 388 mg
Potassium 447 mg
Sodium 295 mg
Zinc 4.4 mg
Copper 1.76 mg
Selenium 9.3 µg

Notable source of Copper (176% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.