Cashew nuts
Regional seasonality
Available locally all year. — Western Europe
- Jan
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Nutritional values (per 100g)
- Calories553 kcal
- Proteins18.2 g
- Carbohydrates30.2 g
- Fats43.9 g
- Fiber3.3 g
- Sodium0.012 g
- Sugars5.91 g
Detailed nutrition enriched from
Canadian Nutrient File — Nuts, cashew nuts, raw
Per 100 g
Vitamins, minerals & more
Explore the full nutrient profile reported for this ingredient.
These are the nutrient amounts available for 100 g of this ingredient. A missing nutrient means that no value was reported—not that the amount is zero.
Minerals Calcium, iron, potassium and more 10 nutrients
- Calcium 37 mg3.7% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1000 mg/day
- Iron 6.68 mg30–48% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 14–22 mg/day
- Magnesium 292 mg94% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 310 mg/day
- Phosphorus 593 mg85% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 700 mg/day
- Potassium 660 mg19% of daily target Codex NRV-NCD: target 3500 mg/day
- Sodium 12 mg0.6% of daily maximum Codex NRV-NCD: maximum 2000 mg/day
- Zinc 5.78 mg41–53% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 11–14 mg/day
- Copper 2.2 mg244% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 900 µg/day
- Manganese 1.66 mg55% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 3 mg/day
- Selenium 19.9 µg33% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 60 µg/day
Vitamins Fat- and water-soluble vitamins 26 nutrients
- Retinol 0 µg
- Retinol activity equivalents 0 µg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 800 µg RAE/day
- Beta carotene 0 µg
- Alpha carotene 0 µg
- Alpha-tocopherol 0.9 mg10% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 9 mg α-tocopherol/day
- Vitamin D (International Units) 0 IU
- Vitamin D (D2 + D3) 0 µg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 5–15 µg/day
- Beta cryptoxanthin 0 µg
- Lycopene 0 µg
- Lutein and zeaxanthin 22 µg
- Beta-tocopherol 0.03 mg
- Gamma-tocopherol 5.31 mg
- Delta-tocopherol 0.36 mg
- Vitamin C 0.5 mg0.5% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 100 mg/day
- Thiamine 0.423 mg35% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.2 mg/day
- Riboflavin 0.058 mg4.8% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.2 mg/day
- Niacin (nicotinic acid) preformed 1.06 mg7.1% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 15 mg NE/day
- Total niacin equivalent 5.85 mg NE39% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 15 mg NE/day
- Pantothenic acid 0.864 mg17% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 5 mg/day
- Vitamin B-6 0.417 mg32% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 1.3 mg/day
- Total folacin 25 µg
- Vitamin B-12 0 µg0% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 2.4 µg/day
- Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 34.1 µg
- Folic acid 0 µg
- Naturally occurring folate 25 µg
- Dietary folate equivalents 25 µg6.3% of daily reference Codex NRV-R: 400 µg DFE/day
Fatty acids Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids 42 nutrients
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fatty acids, trans, total 0.0878 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, total 7.78 g39% of daily maximum Codex NRV-NCD: maximum 20 g/day
- Fatty acids, saturated, 4:0, butanoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 6:0, hexanoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 8:0, octanoic 0.015 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 10:0, decanoic 0.015 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 12:0, dodecanoic 0.015 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 14:0, tetradecanoic 0.015 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 16:0, hexadecanoic 3.92 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 18:0, octadecanoic 3.22 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 20:0, eicosanoic 0.266 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 18:1undifferentiated, octadecenoic 23.5 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:2undifferentiated, linoleic, octadecadienoic 7.78 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3undifferentiated, linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0.062 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:4, eicosatetraenoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:6 n-3, docosahexaenoic (DHA) 0 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 22:0, docosanoic 0.173 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 14:1, tetradecenoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 16:1undifferentiated, hexadecenoic 0.136 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:4, octadecatetraenoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 20:1, eicosenoic 0.138 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:5 n-3, eicosapentaenoic (EPA) 0 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1undifferentiated, docosenoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 22:5 n-3, docosapentaenoic (DPA) 0 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, total 23.8 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, total 7.85 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 15:0, pentadecanoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 17:0, heptadecanoic 0.046 g
- Fatty acids, saturated, 24:0, tetracosanoic 0.101 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1t, docosenoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:2 c,c eicosadienoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:2 c,c n-6, linoleic, octadecadienoic 7.78 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 22:1c, docosenoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3 c,c,c n-6, g-linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 17:1, heptadecenoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3, eicosatrienoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, monounsaturated, 15:1, pentadecenoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 18:3 c,c,c n-3 linolenic, octadecatrienoic 0.062 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3 n-3 eicosatrienoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:3 n-6, eicosatrienoic 0 g
- Fatty acids, polyunsaturated, 20:4 n-6, arachidonic 0 g
Sugars Individual sugars reported in the food 1 nutrient
- Sugars, total 5.91 g
Other compounds Additional compounds measured by CNF 31 nutrients
- Sucrose 5.81 g
- Glucose 0.05 g
- Fructose 0.05 g
- Lactose 0 g
- Maltose 0 g
- Alcohol 0 g
- Moisture 5.2 g
- Caffeine 0 mg
- Theobromine 0 mg
- Galactose 0 g
- Tryptophan 0.287 g
- Threonine 0.688 g
- Isoleucine 0.789 g
- Leucine 1.47 g
- Lysine 0.928 g
- Methionine 0.362 g
- Cystine 0.393 g
- Phenylalanine 0.951 g
- Tyrosine 0.508 g
- Valine 1.09 g
- Arginine 2.12 g
- Histidine 0.456 g
- Alanine 0.837 g
- Aspartic acid 1.8 g
- Glutamic acid 4.51 g
- Glycine 0.937 g
- Proline 0.812 g
- Serine 1.08 g
- Stigmasterol 0 mg
- Campesterol 9 mg
- Beta-sitosterol 113 mg
Description
Cashew nuts is a nut or seed product, listed here raw.
Prep
20 min
Cook
30 minShahi Paneer with Chickpeas and Brown Rice
Soft paneer and chickpeas sit in a mild, silky onion, cashew, almond and yogurt sauce. Cardamom and saffron give the pale gravy its restaurant-style aroma without tomatoes.