Brussels sprouts vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Brussels sprouts and chestnut different?

Brussels sprouts are higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, and polyunsaturated fat; however, chestnut is richer in copper, manganese, potassium, and magnesium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin C for Brussels sprouts is 65% higher.
Brussels sprouts contain 281 times more polyunsaturated fat than chestnut. While Brussels sprouts contain 153g of polyunsaturated fat, chestnut contains only 0.545g.

Brussels sprouts, raw and Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Brussels sprouts

Chestnut

Contains more ZincZinc	+68%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+134.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+83.8%
Contains more IronIron	+23.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+574.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+153.4%

~equal in Calcium ~46mg

~equal in Sodium ~27mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Brussels sprouts

Chestnut

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+218.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+15.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.148mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.731mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.316mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.233mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	153g	0.545g	1016%
Vitamin K	177µg		148%
Vitamin C	85mg	26.7mg	65%
Copper	0.07mg	0.472mg	45%
Manganese	0.337mg	0.854mg	22%
Fiber	3.8g		15%
Potassium	389mg	715mg	10%
Magnesium	23mg	54mg	7%
Carbs	8.95g	27.76g	6%
Folate	61µg	38µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.88mg		6%
Vitamin A	38µg	1µg	4%
Phosphorus	69mg	99mg	4%
Iron	1.4mg	1.73mg	4%
Calories	43kcal	131kcal	4%
Selenium	1.6µg		3%
Choline	19.1mg		3%
Protein	3.38g	2g	3%
Zinc	0.42mg	0.25mg	2%
Fats	0.3g	1.38g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.023g	0.476g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.219mg	0.233mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.062g	0.26g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.139mg	0.148mg	1%
Fructose	0.93g		1%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.104mg	1%
Net carbs	5.15g	27.76g	N/A
Calcium	42mg	46mg	0%
Sugar	2.2g		N/A
Sodium	25mg	27mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.745mg	0.731mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.309mg	0.316mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.037mg	0.022mg	0%
Threonine	0.12mg	0.071mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.132mg	0.079mg	0%
Leucine	0.152mg	0.118mg	0%
Lysine	0.154mg	0.118mg	0%
Methionine	0.032mg	0.047mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.098mg	0.084mg	0%
Valine	0.155mg	0.112mg	0%
Histidine	0.076mg	0.055mg	0%