Calories in Cashews

1 cashew (2 g) has 9 calories, with 0.2 g of protein, 0.7 g of fat and 0.5 g of carbohydrates. Per 100 grams, cashews has 584 calories.

Most of the calories in cashews come from fat (70%). Cashews is a good source of protein, with 15 g per 100 g, high in saturated fat (9.3 g per 100 g) and a good source of potassium. It has more calories per gram than 54% of the 167 nuts and seeds in our database.

Cashews Calorie Calculator

AmountUnit

9cal

in 1 cashew (2 g)

Protein0.2 g10% of calories

Fat0.7 g70% of calories

Carbs0.5 g21% of calories

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Cashews calories by serving size

Common amounts of cashews with calories and macros. Tap a row for its full nutrition page.

Serving	Weight	Calories	Protein	Fat	Carbs
5g	5 g	29	0.7 g	2.4 g	1.6 g
1 oz	28 g	166	4.2 g	14 g	9 g
1/2 cup	65 g	380	9.7 g	31 g	21 g
100g	100 g	584	15 g	48 g	32 g
4 oz	113 g	662	17 g	54 g	36 g
1 cup	130 g	759	19 g	62 g	41 g

Cashews vs similar foods

Calories per 100 g compared with other nuts and seeds.

Cashews584

Pistachios582

Lightly Salted Cashews581

Salted Cashews578

Salted Pistachios576

Unroasted Cashews574

Honey Roasted Cashews563

Cashews: common questions

How many calories are in 1 cashew?

1 cashew (2 g) has 9 calories.

How many calories are in 100 grams of cashews?

100 grams of cashews has 584 calories, 15 g of protein, 48 g of fat and 32 g of carbohydrates.

How much protein is in cashews?

Cashews has 15 g of protein per 100 g. 1 cashew gives you 0.2 g.

Is cashews high in calories?

Cashews has 584 calories per 100 g. It has more calories per gram than 54% of the 167 nuts and seeds in our database. A 2,000 calorie day fits about 342 g of it.

More about cashews

Source: USDA FoodData Central, FNDDS 2021-2023. FDC ID 2707497. Original description: Cashews, unsalted. Portion weights are USDA household measures.