How Many Calories are in a Cashew Nut?
- There are about 8 calories per dry roasted cashew nut. A serving is considered 20 cashews, which contains about 162 calories. There are about 13.4 grams of fat and 8.4 grams of carbohydrates in one serving. Twenty cashews contain .9 grams of fiber.
- An oil roasted cashew nut contains more than 9 calories per nut. Based on 20 cashews in a serving, there are more than 14 grams of fat and more than 10 grams of carbohydrates. One serving also has less than 1 gram of fiber.
- A raw cashew nut contains about 8 calories. One serving of cashews, or about 20 cashew nuts, contains about 9.1 grams of carbohydrates and 13 grams of fat. A raw cashew nut has about 1 gram of fiber.
- About 75 percent of the fat in a cashew nut comes from unsaturated fats or oleic acid. Oleic acid is the same acid found in heart-healthy olive oil. Oleic acid is credited for lowering triglycerides--fats that are carried through the blood stream and are known to raise the risk of heart disease.
- By eating only 1 ounce of cashews or nuts a day, you can reduce your risk of getting gallstones by 25 percent. This is about a handful of nuts, or 2 tablespoons of cashew nut butter or 20 cashew nuts.
