Indian food calories
Calories in Cashews (काजू)
10 cashews (16 g) of cashews has about 90 kcal. Per 100 g it provides 553 kcal, 18 g protein, 30 g carbohydrate and 44 g fat.
| Portion | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 10 cashews (16 g) | 16 g | 90 kcal |
| 1 small handful (20 g) | 20 g | 110 kcal |
Macros per 100 g
| Energy | 553 kcal |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Carbohydrate | 30 g |
| Fat | 44 g |
| Fibre | 3.3 g |
Sugar, saturated fat and salt
These come from the USDA reference record below, not from our own data — they describe a comparable food rather than this exact preparation. Salt and sugar in home cooking vary with the recipe.
| Sugars | 5.91 g |
| Saturated fat | 7.78 g |
| Sodium | 12 mg |
| Iron | 6.68 mg |
| Calcium | 37 mg |
What changes the number
Cashews carry more carbohydrate and less fibre than almonds, and noticeably more saturated fat, which makes them the least useful of the three common nuts for weight loss — though still better than fried namkeen. The bigger issue in Indian cooking is invisible: cashew paste is the base of most restaurant white gravies, so a korma or shahi paneer can carry 40 or 50 grams of cashew before anyone counts a single nut.
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Where this number comes from
Primary source: MetaFit Indian Curated v1.0, entry cashews — the same dataset the MetaFit app logs against. Checked by MetaFit Nutrition Team on 2026-09-22.
Cross-checked against USDA FoodData Central (Nuts, cashew nuts, raw), which gives 553 kcal per 100 g — effectively the same figure.
Home recipes vary, especially in oil and ghee.