Cashews, raw
Checked by us One serving: 30 g · 160 kcal
Some magnesium, zinc and selenium. 4 more nutrients in moderate amounts: see Good for.
Nothing to watch for most people.
Worth knowing for some people: choking risk under age 4; nickel for people who are sensitised.
Good for
How we counted this
What one serving (30 g) gives you.
Your body needs enough of each of these. Past enough, more doesn’t help. Amounts are what the food databases list, not what your body absorbs, unless a row says it was measured.
The words: “A lot” means one serving gives 20% or more of Health Canada’s daily amount, “Some” 10% to 19%, “A little” 2% to 9%, “Almost none” under 2%. Strongest word first; within a word, protein and fibre lead, then the biggest share. ?
A milligram (mg) is a thousandth of a gram, and a microgram (µg) a thousandth of a milligram: 1,000 µg make 1 mg.
- Some
Magnesium
Your muscles and nerves need it to work.
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75.2 mg in one serving: 19% of the 400 mg a day men need, 24% of the 310 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, magnesium fact sheet for health professionals
- Some
Zinc
Your immune system and healing wounds depend on it.
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1.52 mg in one serving: 14% of the 11 mg a day men need, 19% of the 8 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, zinc fact sheet for health professionals
- Some
Selenium
Your thyroid uses it to make its hormones.
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6.2 µg in one serving: 11% of the 55 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, selenium fact sheet for health professionals
- Some
Niacin (B3, niacin equivalents)
More than 400 of your enzymes need it to work.
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1.75 mg in one serving: 11% of the 16 mg a day men need, 13% of the 14 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, niacin fact sheet for health professionals
- Some
Thiamin (B1)
Your cells use it to get energy from food, and so to grow and work.
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0.13 mg in one serving: 11% of the 1.2 mg a day men need, 12% of the 1.1 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, thiamin fact sheet for health professionals
- Some
Iron
Carries oxygen in your blood.
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1.8 mg in one serving: 23% of the 8 mg a day men need, 10% of the 18 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, iron fact sheet for health professionals
- Some
Vitamin B6
Helps you use protein, and your brain needs it to make its chemical messengers.
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0.13 mg in one serving: 10% of the 1.3 mg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin B6 fact sheet for health professionals
14 more nutrients at a little or less
- A little
Protein
Your muscles, and every other tissue, are built and repaired from it.
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5.23 g in one serving: 9% of the 56 g a day men need, 11% of the 46 g women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. Institute of Medicine 2005, Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids
- A little
Vitamin K1
Your blood needs it to clot.
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10.2 µg in one serving: 9% of the 120 µg a day men need, 11% of the 90 µg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin K fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Potassium
Your nerves, muscles and kidneys need it to work.
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191 mg in one serving: 6% of the 3,400 mg a day men need, 7% of the 2,600 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, potassium fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Fibre
Keeps your gut moving.
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1.23 g in one serving: 3% of the 38 g a day men need, 5% of the 25 g women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. Institute of Medicine 2005, Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids
- A little
Folate
Your body needs it to make DNA and to divide new cells.
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7.5 µg in one serving: 2% of the 400 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, folate fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Vitamin E
Shields the fats in your cells from damage; your immune system uses it too.
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0.27 mg in one serving: 2% of the 15 mg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin E fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Riboflavin (B2)
Your cells use it to make energy and handle fats. It also helps turn tryptophan into niacin and activate vitamin B6.
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0.02 mg in one serving: 2% of the 1.3 mg a day men need, 2% of the 1.1 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, riboflavin fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Calcium
Builds your bones and teeth.
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12.6 mg in one serving: 1% of the 1,000 mg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, calcium fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Omega-3: ALA
The one omega-3 your body can’t make: it must come from food. Your cells build it into their membranes and burn it for energy.
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18.6 mg in one serving: 1% of the 1,600 mg a day men need, 2% of the 1,100 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, omega-3 fatty acids fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Vitamin C
Your body makes collagen with it, which wounds need to heal. It also helps you absorb iron from plants.
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0.15 mg in one serving: under 1% of the 90 mg a day men need, under 1% of the 75 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin C fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Omega-3: EPA + DHA
Long-chain omega-3s, built into your cell membranes. DHA is concentrated in your brain and retinas.
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0 mg in one serving: under 1% of the 250 mg a day.
Health Canada sets no daily amount for these fats, so the daily figure here is the European Food Safety Authority’s.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, omega-3 fatty acids fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Vitamin A
Your eyes need it to see in dim light.
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Getting enough matters; more than enough doesn’t sharpen your sight.
0 µg in one serving: under 1% of the 900 µg a day men need, under 1% of the 700 µg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin A fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Vitamin B12
Your body needs it to make red blood cells and keep nerves working.
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0 µg in one serving: under 1% of the 2.4 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin B12 fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Vitamin D
Your body needs it to absorb calcium and keep your bones hard.
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Your skin also makes it in sunlight, so food is only one of its sources.
0 µg in one serving: under 1% of the 15 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin D fact sheet for health professionals
Missing from our databases for this food, so left out, not counted as zero: choline.
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How we counted this
Nickel
Nothing to watchYou’d need about 3.3 servings in a day of this food alone to use up what the highest average adult intake we found leaves under the limit.
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One serving carries 199 µg
How we got this
The highest average adult intake we found already takes up about 26% of the limit. One serving a day fits in the room left.
Counted from zero, with no allowance for what adults already take in from other food, 140 g a day would reach the limit.
Why this rating: Eating it daily comes to 30 g a day, which stays within the 100 g of room left before the limit.
The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: under the limit
No cap: EFSA's 2020 tolerable daily intake for nickel is 13 µg/kg body weight/day, 910 µg a day at 70 kg. Eaten alone, about 137 g of cashews a day would reach it at the highest CFIA annual mean of 6.64 ppm (172 g at the lowest, 5.28). A 30 g serving is 199 µg, 22% of the limit, and adds 90% to the adult background median of 3.16 µg/kg body weight/day (221 µg/day): just under the doubling line at the median and over it only at the lowest survey (73-141% across the survey range).
Checked for cadmium, aluminum, lead and aflatoxins: fine at normal amounts.
Cadmium
Nothing to watchYou’d need about 19 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to use up what an average adult’s intake leaves under the limit.
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One serving carries 0.4 µg
How we got this
A serving a day adds 2.3% to what an average adult already takes in: a share of that intake, not of the limit. With that serving every day, an average adult would be at about 72% of the limit.
An average adult already takes in about 71% of the limit. One serving a day fits in the room left.
Counted from zero, with no allowance for what adults already take in from other food, 13,000 g a week would reach the limit.
Why this rating: Eating it daily comes to 210 g a week, which stays within the 3,900 g of room left before the limit.
The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: under the limit
A daily serving adds 2.3% to an average adult's cadmium intake (EFSA 2012 adult median, 1.77 µg/kg body weight/week; Canadian adults in 2007: 1.2-1.75), far from doubling it, so no cap.
Aluminum
Nothing to watchYou’d need more than 100 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to reach the limit.
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One serving carries 25.8 µg
How we got this
81,000 g a week reaches the limit
The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: under the limit
No cap: EFSA's tolerable weekly intake for aluminium is 1 mg/kg body weight/week, 70,000 µg a week at 70 kg. Eaten alone, about 81,500 g of cashews a week would reach it. A 30 g serving a day comes to 181 µg a week, 0.3% of the limit.
Lead
Nothing to watchYou’d need about 59 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to double the lead an average adult already gets. No dose is known to be safe, so doubling is where we flag.
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A serving a day adds 1.7% to what an average adult already takes in. There is no limit to take a share of.
One serving carries 0.6 µg
How we got this
The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: doesn’t double average intake
No cap: no safe limit is set for lead; EFSA's 2010 reference point is a benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL01) of 0.5 µg/kg body weight/day. A 30 g serving at 20.05 µg/kg carries 0.60 µg, 0.0086 µg/kg body weight/day, 1.7% of the BMDL01. The Polish retail mean (Bielecka 2021, 10 samples) is about 4 times the CFIA import means of 0.0027-0.00539 ppm.
Aflatoxins
Nothing to watchYou’d need more than 100 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to double the aflatoxins an average adult already gets. No dose is known to be safe, so doubling is where we flag.
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A serving a day adds 0.1–0.9% to what an average adult already takes in. There is no limit to take a share of.
One serving carries 0 µg (AFB1, lower bound)
How we got this
The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: doesn’t double average intake
No cap: no safe limit is set for aflatoxin B1; EFSA's 2020 reference point is a benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL10) of 0.4 µg/kg body weight/day. A 30 g serving gives 0.14 ng (lower bound) to 12.2 ng (upper bound), 0.002-0.175 ng/kg body weight/day at 70 kg, against EFSA's adult mean exposure of 0.22-0.49 (lower bound) and 1.35-3.25 (upper bound) ng/kg body weight/day: +0.4-1% on the lower-bound pairs, +5-13% on the upper-bound pairs. 99% of 616 results were left-censored, meaning below detection.
For some people
Health Canada: nuts are not safe for children younger than four years.
Flagged for people with nickel contact allergy: EFSA's 2020 lowest-observed-adverse-effect level after a single oral dose is 4.3 µg Ni/kg body weight (301 µg at 70 kg). A 30 g serving carries 199 µg, 2.8 µg/kg body weight, a margin of 1.5 to that level; EFSA treats a margin of 30 or more as low concern. About 45 g would reach the level, and 1.5 g would give a margin of 30.
Measured, not rated: 74.7 mg oxalate
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We haven’t rated this food for oxalate. We count only a figure that comes from a grade A or B source and says it was measured per 100 g of the food as eaten, and none of the figures here does both.
How we got this
Not rated for calcium-oxalate stone formers: the only source is a patient-foundation list with no stated method. A 30 g serving carries 74.7 mg oxalate, a moderate portion by the list's own bands (25-99 mg); the list gives 249 mg per 100 g, the highest of walnuts, cashews and Brazil nuts.
Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation. Oxalate list (022724), 2024 · grade B
Worth knowing
No limit applies, so none is rated.
Sugar
1.8 g of sugar in a 30 g serving, natural and added together.
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Shown, not rated. The food tables we read give total sugar, and few give added sugar, so the site can’t yet tell sugar added in making a food from the sugar in fruit or milk.
Also measured in it
Figures from the dataset. None has a limit to be rated against, so none is a verdict.
Phytate, as the source gives it: phytate (InsP6) (phytic acid) 154.4 mg/100 g; IP5 103.8, IP4 30.0, IP3 7.1 mg/100 g mg phytate (InsP6)/100 g edible portion (edible portion, raw (converted from micromoles/g with MW 660.04)) · Bennett 2025 · grade B
Phytate (also written InsP6, IP6 or phytic acid), the form in which plants store phosphorus, is found in whole grains, beans and nuts. It binds zinc in the gut and lowers how much zinc and plant (non-heme) iron you absorb. No limit applies.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Zinc fact sheet · NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Iron fact sheet
Also checked (nothing to act on) · 3
Noted for context, or not measured in this food yet.
Shown as context, not rated: EFSA's 2020 reference point for ochratoxin A is a benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL10) of 14.5 µg/kg body weight/day. The CFIA survey found no detects in 4 cashew samples, too few to rate.
Context only (pesticide residues are not scored). Three positives in 68 import screens, none above a limit.
Context only: no cashew sample positive.
Better options
How we counted this
“Better” here always means better at something the row names: more of one nutrient, more nutrients per serving, or the goal you pick. It never means better in every way.
Every amount below is for the same weight, 30 g, the size of one serving of this food, so a swap compares like with like. A serving of another food can be bigger or smaller.
A food is listed only if it gives clearly more: at least a fifth more than this food, and at least 10% of the daily amount more.
More of what it’s good for
More magnesium
Pumpkin seeds150 mg in 30 g (this food: 75.2 mg)
Amounts as listed, not adjusted for how much gets in.
For zinc: no other snacks we’ve checked give clearly more, in the same 30 g.
For selenium: Brazil nuts, raw would lead, in the same 30 g, but is left out (Aflatoxins: go easy).
More nutrients per serving, counted together
The other snacks we’ve checked with more nutrients per serving than this one, counting at most 100 kcal. One score ranks them all, so the same few often lead.
- Pumpkin seeds
- More magnesium (150 mg vs 75.2 mg)
- More niacin (4.38 mg vs 1.75 mg)
Walnuts, rawMore omega-3: ALA (2,724 mg vs 18.6 mg)
2 foods out of the 10 other snacks we’ve checked and could compare give clearly more nutrients per serving.
Where the calcium card measured that less calcium gets in than from milk, calcium counts for less; everything else is as listed.
Your goal
Your goal changes only this list, not what the food gives you or what to watch.
Losing weight: fewer calories, and more nutrients, protein and fibre for each calorie.
- Pumpkin seeds
- More magnesium (150 mg vs 75.2 mg)
- More niacin (4.38 mg vs 1.75 mg)
Celery, raw- 4 kcal in 30 g (this food: 160)
- Less magnesium (3.28 mg vs 75.2 mg)
- Less zinc (0.03 mg vs 1.52 mg)
Carrots, raw- 13 kcal in 30 g (this food: 160)
- More vitamin A (251 µg vs 0 µg)
- Less magnesium (3.74 mg vs 75.2 mg)
- Less zinc (0.07 mg vs 1.52 mg)
Building muscle: more protein and more calories, per 100 g.
Peanuts, dry-roasted would lead this list, but it’s left out (Aflatoxins: go easy).
Why some foods aren’t suggested
Left out: Brazil nuts, raw (Aflatoxins: go easy).
Left out: Sunflower seeds, dry-roasted (Cadmium: go easy).
Left out: Peanuts, dry-roasted (Aflatoxins: go easy).
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The numbers
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Name in the database: Cashew nuts, raw
How the serving was set: 30 g shelled (Health Canada TRA O.1, nuts and seeds not for use as snacks: whole, chopped, sliced, slivered or ground)
Listed nutrients, per 100 g
For each nutrient, the value this page uses is marked “used”. A row marked “second database” is another database’s figure for a matching food, kept so you can see how far databases disagree (they can differ in the samples analysed, lab methods and rounding). Its own cells are worked out from it, but none of the page’s words or scores are.
| Nutrient | Per serving | Per 100 calories | How | Source | Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omega-3: ALA | 0.062 g | 0.02 g | 0.01 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Calcium | 41.95 mg | 12.59 mg | 7.86 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| 32 mg | 9.6 mg | 6 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| 37 mg | 11.1 mg | 6.94 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #5709 | C | |
| Carbohydrate | 36.289 g | 10.89 g | 6.8 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| Energy | 533.478 kcal | 160.04 kcal | – | FDC Energy (Atwater Specific Factors) used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) | – |
| 553 kcal | 165.9 kcal | – | from SR Legacy · not used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C | |
| Omega-3: EPA + DHA | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Fat | 38.86 g | 11.66 g | 7.28 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| 48.2 g | 14.46 g | 9.04 g | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 7.783 g | 2.33 g | 1.46 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Fibre | 4.104 g | 1.23 g | 0.77 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| Folate | 25 µg | 7.5 µg | 4.69 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| 67 µg | 20.1 µg | 12.56 µg | second database · not used · 2.7× | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Iron | 5.988 mg | 1.8 mg | 1.12 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| 6.2 mg | 1.86 mg | 1.16 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Magnesium | 250.6 mg | 75.18 mg | 46.97 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| 270 mg | 81 mg | 50.61 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Niacin (B3, niacin equivalents) | 5.845 mg | 1.75 mg | 1.1 mg | listed used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #5709 | C |
| Phosphorus | 532.2 mg | 159.66 mg | 99.76 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| 560 mg | 168 mg | 104.97 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Potassium | 638.3 mg | 191.49 mg | 119.65 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| 710 mg | 213 mg | 133.09 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Protein | 17.442 g | 5.23 g | 3.27 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| 17.7 g | 5.31 g | 3.32 g | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.058 mg | 0.02 mg | 0.01 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| 0.14 mg | 0.04 mg | 0.03 mg | second database · not used · 2.4× | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Selenium | 20.67 µg | 6.2 µg | 3.87 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| 29 µg | 8.7 µg | 5.44 µg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Sodium | 4.759 mg | 1.43 mg | 0.89 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| 15 mg | 4.5 mg | 2.81 mg | second database · not used · 3.2× | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Sugars | 5.91 g | 1.77 g | 1.11 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| 4.6 g | 1.38 g | 0.86 g | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.423 mg | 0.13 mg | 0.08 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| 0.69 mg | 0.21 mg | 0.13 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.417 mg | 0.13 mg | 0.08 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| 0.49 mg | 0.15 mg | 0.09 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Vitamin C | 0.5 mg | 0.15 mg | 0.09 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Vitamin E | 0.9 mg | 0.27 mg | 0.17 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| 0.85 mg | 0.26 mg | 0.16 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Vitamin K1 | 34.1 µg | 10.23 µg | 6.39 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Water | 4.811 g | 1.44 g | 0.9 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| 4.4 g | 1.32 g | 0.82 g | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Zinc | 5.071 mg | 1.52 mg | 0.95 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| 5.9 mg | 1.77 mg | 1.11 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C |
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per serving | Per 100 calories | How | Source | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta-carotene | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| 6 µg | 1.8 µg | 1.12 µg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Copper | 2.218 mg | 0.67 mg | 0.42 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| 2.11 mg | 0.63 mg | 0.4 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Energy (Atwater general) | 564.664 kcal | 169.4 kcal | 105.85 kcal | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| Energy (Atwater specific) | 533.478 kcal | 160.04 kcal | 100 kcal | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| Nitrogen | 3.291 g | 0.99 g | 0.62 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| Ash | 2.598 g | 0.78 g | 0.49 g | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| Starch | 23.49 g | 7.05 g | 4.4 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Sucrose | 5.81 g | 1.74 g | 1.09 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Glucose | 0.05 g | 0.02 g | 0.01 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Fructose | 0.05 g | 0.02 g | 0.01 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Maltose | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Energy | 2,314 kj | 694.2 kj | 433.76 kj | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Galactose | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Vitamin A, IU | 0 iu | 0 iu | 0 iu | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Carotene, alpha | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units | 0 iu | 0 iu | 0 iu | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Lycopene | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Tocopherol, beta | 0.03 mg | 0.01 mg | 0.01 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Tocopherol, gamma | 5.31 mg | 1.59 mg | 1 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Tocopherol, delta | 0.36 mg | 0.11 mg | 0.07 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Tocotrienol, alpha | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Tocotrienol, beta | 0.1 mg | 0.03 mg | 0.02 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Tocotrienol, gamma | 0.2 mg | 0.06 mg | 0.04 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Tocotrienol, delta | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Folic acid | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Folate, food | 25 µg | 7.5 µg | 4.69 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Folate, DFE | 25 µg | 7.5 µg | 4.69 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Tryptophan | 0.287 g | 0.09 g | 0.05 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Threonine | 0.688 g | 0.21 g | 0.13 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Isoleucine | 0.789 g | 0.24 g | 0.15 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Leucine | 1.472 g | 0.44 g | 0.28 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Lysine | 0.928 g | 0.28 g | 0.17 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Methionine | 0.362 g | 0.11 g | 0.07 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Cystine | 0.393 g | 0.12 g | 0.07 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Phenylalanine | 0.951 g | 0.29 g | 0.18 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Tyrosine | 0.508 g | 0.15 g | 0.1 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Valine | 1.094 g | 0.33 g | 0.21 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Arginine | 2.123 g | 0.64 g | 0.4 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Histidine | 0.456 g | 0.14 g | 0.09 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Alanine | 0.837 g | 0.25 g | 0.16 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Aspartic acid | 1.795 g | 0.54 g | 0.34 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Glutamic acid | 4.506 g | 1.35 g | 0.84 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Glycine | 0.937 g | 0.28 g | 0.18 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Proline | 0.812 g | 0.24 g | 0.15 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Serine | 1.079 g | 0.32 g | 0.2 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| SFA 4:0 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| SFA 6:0 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| SFA 8:0 | 0.015 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| SFA 10:0 | 0.015 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| SFA 12:0 | 0.015 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.015 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| SFA 16:0 | 3.916 g | 1.17 g | 0.73 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| SFA 18:0 | 3.223 g | 0.97 g | 0.6 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| SFA 20:0 | 0.266 g | 0.08 g | 0.05 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| MUFA 18:1 | 23.523 g | 7.06 g | 4.41 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| PUFA 18:2 | 7.782 g | 2.33 g | 1.46 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.062 g | 0.02 g | 0.01 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| SFA 22:0 | 0.173 g | 0.05 g | 0.03 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| MUFA 14:1 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.136 g | 0.04 g | 0.03 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0.138 g | 0.04 g | 0.03 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Stigmasterol | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Campesterol | 9 mg | 2.7 mg | 1.69 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Beta-sitosterol | 113 mg | 33.9 mg | 21.18 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 23.797 g | 7.14 g | 4.46 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 7.845 g | 2.35 g | 1.47 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| SFA 15:0 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| SFA 17:0 | 0.046 g | 0.01 g | 0.01 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| SFA 24:0 | 0.101 g | 0.03 g | 0.02 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| MUFA 17:1 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| PUFA 20:3 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| MUFA 15:1 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Lactose | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 22 µg | 6.6 µg | 4.12 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| Manganese | 1.949 mg | 0.58 mg | 0.37 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA Foundation Foods) #2515374 | C |
| 1.7 mg | 0.51 mg | 0.32 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Niacin (B3, preformed) | 1.062 mg | 0.32 mg | 0.2 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| 1.2 mg | 0.36 mg | 0.22 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 0.864 mg | 0.26 mg | 0.16 mg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| 1.06 mg | 0.32 mg | 0.2 mg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C | |
| Retinol | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | from SR Legacy used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #170162 | C |
| 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | second database · not used | UK food tables (CoFID 2021) #14-811 | C |
Change the amount to rescale the first column. Nutrients a database doesn't list are missing, not zero.
Hazard rows as the dataset rates them
- Aflatoxins · Nothing to watch: doesn’t double average intake · No cap: no safe limit is set for aflatoxin B1; EFSA's 2020 reference point is a benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL10) of 0.4 µg/kg body weight/day. A 30 g serving gives 0.14 ng (lower bound) to 12.2 ng (upper bound), 0.002-0.175 ng/kg body weight/day at 70 kg, against EFSA's adult mean exposure of 0.22-0.49 (lower bound) and 1.35-3.25 (upper bound) ng/kg body weight/day: +0.4-1% on the lower-bound pairs, +5-13% on the upper-bound pairs. 99% of 616 results were left-censored, meaning below detection. · EFSA 2020 · A
- Aluminum · Nothing to watch: under the limit · No cap: EFSA's tolerable weekly intake for aluminium is 1 mg/kg body weight/week, 70,000 µg a week at 70 kg. Eaten alone, about 81,500 g of cashews a week would reach it. A 30 g serving a day comes to 181 µg a week, 0.3% of the limit. · CFIA chemical residue monitoring (2016–2023) · A
- Cadmium · Nothing to watch: under the limit · A daily serving adds 2.3% to an average adult's cadmium intake (EFSA 2012 adult median, 1.77 µg/kg body weight/week; Canadian adults in 2007: 1.2-1.75), far from doubling it, so no cap. · Bielecka 2021 · B
- Choking risk under age 4 · Worth knowing · Health Canada: nuts are not safe for children younger than four years. · Health Canada, Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants: Recommendations… · A
- Lead · Nothing to watch: doesn’t double average intake · No cap: no safe limit is set for lead; EFSA's 2010 reference point is a benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL01) of 0.5 µg/kg body weight/day. A 30 g serving at 20.05 µg/kg carries 0.60 µg, 0.0086 µg/kg body weight/day, 1.7% of the BMDL01. The Polish retail mean (Bielecka 2021, 10 samples) is about 4 times the CFIA import means of 0.0027-0.00539 ppm. · Bielecka 2021 · B
- Nickel · Nothing to watch: under the limit · No cap: EFSA's 2020 tolerable daily intake for nickel is 13 µg/kg body weight/day, 910 µg a day at 70 kg. Eaten alone, about 137 g of cashews a day would reach it at the highest CFIA annual mean of 6.64 ppm (172 g at the lowest, 5.28). A 30 g serving is 199 µg, 22% of the limit, and adds 90% to the adult background median of 3.16 µg/kg body weight/day (221 µg/day): just under the doubling line at the median and over it only at the lowest survey (73-141% across the survey range). · CFIA chemical residue monitoring (2016–2023) · A
- Nickel for people who are sensitised · Worth knowing · Flagged for people with nickel contact allergy: EFSA's 2020 lowest-observed-adverse-effect level after a single oral dose is 4.3 µg Ni/kg body weight (301 µg at 70 kg). A 30 g serving carries 199 µg, 2.8 µg/kg body weight, a margin of 1.5 to that level; EFSA treats a margin of 30 or more as low concern. About 45 g would reach the level, and 1.5 g would give a margin of 30. · EFSA 2020 · A
- Ochratoxin A · Context · Shown as context, not rated: EFSA's 2020 reference point for ochratoxin A is a benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL10) of 14.5 µg/kg body weight/day. The CFIA survey found no detects in 4 cashew samples, too few to rate. · CFIA ochratoxin A survey (2012–2022) · B
- Oxalate for kidney-stone formers · Not rated yet · Not rated for calcium-oxalate stone formers: the only source is a patient-foundation list with no stated method. A 30 g serving carries 74.7 mg oxalate, a moderate portion by the list's own bands (25-99 mg); the list gives 249 mg per 100 g, the highest of walnuts, cashews and Brazil nuts. · Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation 2024 · B
- Pesticide residues · Context · Context only (pesticide residues are not scored). Three positives in 68 import screens, none above a limit. · CFIA chemical residue monitoring (2016–2023) · A
- Salmonella · Context · Context only: no cashew sample positive. · FSAI 2012 · B
- Tree nut allergy · Worth knowing · Cashews are a Health Canada priority tree nut allergen: flagged for people with a tree nut allergy. · Health Canada, Tree Nuts - Priority food allergens · A
Oxalate, phytate and gut-tolerance measurements
- oxalate total: 249 mg/100 g · not stated (list gives 'avg oxalate per 100 g') · cashews, raw or roasted · grade B · Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation 2024
- phytate: phytate (InsP6) (phytic acid) 154.4 mg/100 g; IP5 103.8, IP4 30.0, IP3 7.1 mg/100 g mg phytate (InsP6)/100 g edible portion · edible portion, raw (converted from micromoles/g with MW 660.04) · cashew nuts, raw, no heat treatment (Anacardium occidentale, US) · grade B · Bennett 2025
Sources
- Bennett G, Zhang L, Traka M (2025). Food & Nutrition NBRI Update to FAO/INFOODS Global Food Composition Database for Phytate (PhyFoodComp). Zenodo · doi:10.5281/zenodo.17658877
bennett-2025-phyfoodcomp· secondary source · CC BY-NC 4.0 - Bielecka J, Puscion-Jakubik A, Markiewicz-Zukowska R, et al. Assessment of the Safe Consumption of Nuts in Terms of the Content of Toxic Elements with Chemometric Analysis. Nutrients 2021;13(10):3606 · doi:10.3390/nu13103606 · PMID 34684607
bielecka-2021-nuts-toxic-elements· secondary source · CC BY 4.0 - CFIA, National Chemical Residue Monitoring Program, Annex B results summaries 2016-17 to 2022-23, Table B-1 domestic and B-2 imported (open.canada.ca datasets 95a14ca0, c87af563, a2ea8989, 9e5211c8, a5cb7c3c, 6567ac46, cf149850); positives-only means, no detection limits stated; pooled by us
cfia-ncrmp-annex-b-2016-2023· dataset · Government of Canada terms (Crown copyright) - CFIA, Food Safety Action Plan Targeted Survey - Ochratoxin A in Selected Foods, 2012-2018 and 2019-2022
cfia-ota-2012-2022· dataset · Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0 (as for the other CFIA datasets; not checked on this page) - Health Canada, Canadian Nutrient File 2026 (14th edition)
cnf-2026· dataset · Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0 - Public Health England, Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID) 2021
cofid-2021· dataset · Open Government Licence v3.0 - EFSA (2020) Annexes to the risk assessment of aflatoxins in food, Annex B (occurrence tables), Zenodo · doi:10.5281/zenodo.3607186
efsa-2020-aflatoxins-annex· dataset · CC BY 4.0 - EFSA CONTAM Panel (2020). Update of the risk assessment of nickel in food and drinking water. EFSA Journal 18(11):6268 (PMC7643711) · doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6268 · doi.org
efsa-2020-nickel· full text read · CC BY (EFSA Journal) - USDA FoodData Central, Foundation Foods, release 2026-04-30
fdc-foundation-2026-04-30· dataset · CC0 1.0 (public domain) - USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, 2018-04
fdc-sr-legacy-2018-04· dataset · CC0 1.0 (public domain) - Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Bacteriological and Chemical Safety of Ready-to-Eat Dried Seeds and Ready-to-Eat Nuts (10NS1), August 2012
fsai-10ns1-2012· full text read · unknown - Health Canada, Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants: Recommendations from Six to 24 Months
hc-infant-nutrition-6-24-months· page · Government of Canada terms (Crown copyright; not OGL) - Health Canada, Tree Nuts - Priority food allergens
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ohf-oxalate-list-2024· full text read · copyright OHF
Body map 2026-10-25.1: each nutrient’s job comes from an agency fact sheet, linked beside it under Good for.
The plain words: “a lot” means one serving (100 g when the food has no serving size) gives at least 20% of the daily amount (the reference intake), “some” at least 10%, “a little” at least 2% (the cut-offs are ours, one set for every page: 20% and 10% are borrowed from the US labelling terms “high” and “good source” and applied to Health Canada’s daily amount, whereas Health Canada’s own shopper rule says 15%; provisional: they may change in a later method version). The daily amount is Health Canada’s Dietary Reference Intake for adults 19–30; where men and women need different amounts we use the higher one (protein: 56 g for men, 46 g for women). The percentage printed under each nutrient is the printed amount as a share of that daily amount, rounded to the nearest whole number, and the word is read from that percentage, so the amount, the percentage and the word always agree. Calcium with a measured absorption is scaled by how well it gets in compared with milk.
The scale: “Nothing to watch” means a serving a day stays under the limit at ordinary amounts; “Go easy” means a serving a day can push past the limit for adults who already take in the most, or fewer than 2 servings reach it; “Limit it” means once a week or less. The dataset’s own rating is under “How we got this”. Provisional: the scale may change in a later method version.
Measured absorption under Good for: grade-A studies in adults that tested this preparation of this food, as a share of the listed amount (the share digested, for protein), quoted once each source has passed our evidence check; animal studies and other variants stay in the table above. Provisional: this screen may change in a later method version.