Is Cashews high in protein?

Cashews contains 19 g of protein per 100 g (38% of the 50 g Daily Value). About 12% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other nuts and seeds, that is above the median (median 18.3 g).

How many carbs are in Cashews?

Cashews has 22 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 5.8 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 50 g of fat per 100 g, of which 9.2 g is saturated (46% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Cashews?

100 g contains 400 mg of sodium, 17% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated April 1, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Cashews

Packaged product Nuts and Seeds Ültje

Cashews contains 618 kcal per 100 g.

Roughly 73% of its calories come from fat, with 14% from carbohydrates and 12% from protein (estimated with general energy factors).

That is close to the median for nuts and seeds on FoodFactly (597 kcal per 100 g).

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

Photo: Open Food Facts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Open Food Facts contributors

618kcal per 100 g

19 gprotein

22 gcarbohydrates

50 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	618 kcal
Total fat L	50 g	64%
Saturated fat L	9.2 g	46%
Sodium L	400 mg	17%
Total carbohydrates L	22 g	8%
Dietary fiber	not reported
Total sugars L	5.8 g
Protein L	19 g	38%

% 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 12%
Carbohydrates 14%
Fat 73%

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

Nutritional insights

Protein19 gabove the median for nuts and seeds (median 18.3 g)
Sugars5.8 gbelow the median for nuts and seeds (median 6 g)
Fat50 gin the top quarter of nuts and seeds (median 46.7 g)
Saturated fat9.2 gin the top quarter of nuts and seeds (median 8.5 g)
Sodium400 mgin the top quarter of nuts and seeds (median 40 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal3.1 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Product details

Brand: Ültje
Barcode: 4004980536203
Category: Cashew nuts
Nutri-Score: C as computed by Open Food Facts

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 4004980536203. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated April 1, 2026. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 80/100 (how it is calculated).

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