Top Nuts High in Sugar

About Nuts and Sugar

Most nuts are fairly low in sugar, but some contain more than others.

Some of the highest sugar nuts include chestnut, pistachio, coconut, cashews, hazelnut, almonds, macadamia nut, pecan, pine nut and walnut. Other sugar rich nuts are brazil nut, flaxseeds, hemp seeds and raw pumpkin seeds.

We calculated the top nuts for sugar by both their common measurement as well as in 200 calories, including by gender daily requirements. Here are the details for top 14 nuts highest in sugar.

Food nutritional data is sourced from USDA and NIH. [3][4]


Chestnut

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In 1 cup, chestnut has 15g of sugar.
Sugar
15g in
1 cup (143g)
8.7g in
200 Calories (82g)
Complete nutrition for Chestnut

Pistachio

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1 cup of pistachio contains 9.5g of sugar.
Sugar
9.5g in
1 cup (123g)
2.7g in
200 Calories (35g)
Complete nutrition for Pistachio

Coconut

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In 1 cup, coconut has 5g of sugar.
Sugar
5g in
1 cup (80g)
3.5g in
200 Calories (56g)
Complete nutrition for Coconut

Cashews

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1 ounce of cashew contains 1.7g of sugar.
Sugar
1.7g in
1 ounce (28.35g)
2.1g in
200 Calories (36g)
Complete nutrition for Cashews

Hazelnut

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In 1 cup, hazelnut has 11g of sugar.
Sugar
11g in
1 cup (226.8g)
1.5g in
200 Calories (31g)
Complete nutrition for Hazelnut

Almonds

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1 cup of almond contains 6.2g of sugar.
Sugar
6.2g in
1 cup (143g)
1.5g in
200 Calories (35g)
Complete nutrition for Almonds

Macadamia Nut

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In 1 teaspoon, macadamia nut has 0.11g of sugar.
Sugar
0.11g in
1 teaspoon (2.75g)
1.2g in
200 Calories (28g)
Complete nutrition for Macadamia Nut

Pecan

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1 cup of pecan contains 4.3g of sugar.
Sugar
4.3g in
1 cup (109g)
1.1g in
200 Calories (29g)
Complete nutrition for Pecan

Pine Nut (dried)

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In 1 cup, pine nut has 4.8g of sugar.
Sugar
4.8g in
1 cup (135g)
1.1g in
200 Calories (30g)
Complete nutrition for Pine Nut

Walnut

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1 cup of walnut contains 3.1g of sugar.
Sugar
3.1g in
1 cup (117g)
0.8g in
200 Calories (31g)
Complete nutrition for Walnut

Brazil Nut (dried)

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In 1 cup, brazil nut has 3.1g of sugar.
Sugar
3.1g in
1 cup (133g)
0.71g in
200 Calories (30g)
Complete nutrition for Brazil Nut

Flaxseeds

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1 cup of flaxseed contains 2.6g of sugar.
Sugar
2.6g in
1 cup (168g)
0.58g in
200 Calories (37g)
Complete nutrition for Flaxseeds

Hemp Seeds

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In 1 cup, hemp seed has 2.4g of sugar.
Sugar
2.4g in
1 cup (160g)
0.54g in
200 Calories (36g)
Complete nutrition for Hemp Seeds

Raw Pumpkin Seeds

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1 cup of raw pumpkin seed contains 1.8g of sugar.
Sugar
1.8g in
1 cup (129g)
0.5g in
200 Calories (36g)
Complete nutrition for Raw Pumpkin Seeds


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