Is Cashews high in protein?

Cashews contains 14.9 g of protein per 100 g (30% of the 50 g Daily Value). About 10% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other other foods, that is above the median (median 7.4 g).

How many carbs are in Cashews?

Cashews has 31.9 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 2.9 g of fiber and 4.9 g of sugars. Label conventions differ: in the EU and some other regions carbohydrates are declared without fiber.

How much fat is in Cashews?

Cashews contains 45.3 g of fat per 100 g, of which 8.9 g is saturated (45% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Cashews?

100 g contains 334 mg of sodium, 15% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated March 9, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 12, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Cashews

Packaged product Other Foods Extra Special

Cashews contains 595 kcal per 100 g.

Roughly 69% of its calories come from fat, with 21% from carbohydrates and 10% from protein (estimated with general energy factors).

That is more energy than the typical item in other foods on FoodFactly, where the median is 254 kcal per 100 g across 511,115 products.

The values are as declared on the product label and entered by Open Food Facts contributors.

595kcal per 100 g

14.9 gprotein

31.9 gcarbohydrates

45.3 gfat

Nutrition facts

Amount

The source reports no household measures (such as cups or pieces) for this food, so only weights are offered.

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	595 kcal
Total fat L	45.3 g	58%
Saturated fat L	8.9 g	45%
Sodium L	334 mg	15%
Total carbohydrates L	31.9 g	12%
Dietary fiber L	2.9 g	10%
Total sugars L	4.9 g
Protein L	14.9 g	30%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 10%
Carbohydrates 21%
Fat 69%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Nutritional insights

Protein14.9 gabove the median for other foods (median 7.4 g)
Fiber2.9 gabove the median for other foods (median 1.8 g)
Sugars4.9 gabove the median for other foods (median 3.2 g)
Fat45.3 gin the top quarter of other foods (median 6.6 g)
Saturated fat8.9 gin the top quarter of other foods (median 2 g)
Sodium334 mgabove the median for other foods (median 248 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal2.5 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Product details

Brand: Extra Special
Barcode: 7506495088798
Category: Other Foods

Ingredients

Ingredients not reported.

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Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

Open Food Facts, record 7506495088798. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated March 9, 2026. Imported November 12, 2026.

Last updated: November 12, 2026. Data quality score: 80/100 (how it is calculated).

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