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Castanea crenata vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between castanea crenata and amaranth

  • Castanea crenata has more copper, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, and potassium; however, amaranth has more phosphorus and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for castanea crenata is 46% higher.
  • Amaranth has 23 times less vitamin B1 than castanea crenata. Castanea crenata has 0.344mg of vitamin B1, while amaranth has 0.015mg.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, chestnuts, japanese, raw and Amaranth grain, cooked.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 35% 9.3% 29% 54% 187% 30% 31% 1.8% 208% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 14% 12% 79% 50% 23% 63% 0.78% 111% 30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +143.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +277.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +27.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +86.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +32.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +51.6%
Contains more IronIron +44.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 88% 0.67% 0% 0% 86% 38% 28% 12% 65% 0% 0% 35% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 3.8% 5.1% 4.4% 0% 26% 0% 0% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2193.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +640.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +538.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +113.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Castanea crenata Amaranth DV% diff.
Copper 0.562mg 0.149mg 46%
Manganese 1.591mg 0.854mg 32%
Vitamin C 26.3mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.344mg 0.015mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.113mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.022mg 11%
Phosphorus 72mg 148mg 11%
Selenium 5.5µg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.5mg 0.235mg 8%
Iron 1.45mg 2.1mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Potassium 329mg 135mg 6%
Folate 47µg 22µg 6%
Carbs 34.91g 18.69g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.206mg 4%
Magnesium 49mg 65mg 4%
Protein 2.25g 3.8g 3%
Calories 154kcal 102kcal 3%
Fats 0.53g 1.58g 2%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.86mg 2%
Calcium 31mg 47mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.278g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.138g 1%
Net carbs 34.91g 16.59g N/A
Sodium 14mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.078g 0%
Tryptophan 0.032mg 0%
Threonine 0.09mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.111mg 0%
Leucine 0.139mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.054mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.088mg 0%
Valine 0.134mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 35% 61%
Protein: 2.25 g
Fats: 0.53 g
Carbs: 34.91 g
Water: 61.41 g
Other: 0.9 g
4% 19% 75%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 1.58 g
Carbs: 18.69 g
Water: 75.16 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +86.8%
Contains more OtherOther +16.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +68.9%
Contains more FatsFats +198.1%
Contains more WaterWater +22.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Castanea crenata - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169413/nutrients
  2. Amaranth - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170683/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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