How many calories are in a handful of cashews?
A handful of cashews is 18-20 pieces and 30 grams; in unsalted roasted cashews that comes to about 172 calories. The carbohydrate is higher than in almonds and hazelnuts, the fiber lower.
A handful of cashews is, by the measure of TÜBER, Türkiye's national dietary guideline, 18-20 pieces and 30 grams; according to the record for unsalted dry roasted cashews it carries about 172 calories. The same 30 grams of raw cashews comes to 166 calories. Because a handful varies from person to person, the measure itself is the gram.
Sources
- USDA FoodData Central 170571 100 g (Nuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted, without salt added) accessed: 2026-08-22
- USDA FoodData Central 170162 100 g (Nuts, cashew nuts, raw) accessed: 2026-08-22
- USDA FoodData Central 170158 100 g (Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, without salt added) accessed: 2026-08-22
- USDA FoodData Central 170583 100 g (Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts, dry roasted, without salt added) accessed: 2026-08-22
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.3, s. 264 1 porsiyon kaju = 18-20 adet / 1 avuç / 30 g (porsiyon tanımı) accessed: 2026-08-22
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.12, s. 273 kaju porsiyon karşılıkları: 1 porsiyon 30 g / 18-20 adet, ¾ porsiyon 25 g, ½ porsiyon 15 g accessed: 2026-08-22
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