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Chestnut vs. Almond butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chestnut and almond butter?

  • Chestnut is richer in vitamin C, yet almond butter is richer in fats, vitamin B2, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, copper, protein, calcium, and zinc.
  • Almond butter's daily need coverage for fats is 83% higher.

We used Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 14% 63% 65% 157% 6.8% 42% 3.5% 111% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 199% 104% 66% 131% 311% 90% 218% 0.91% 278% 13%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +416.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +654.3%
Contains more IronIron +101.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +97.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1216%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +413.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +149.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Potassium ~748mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 89% 0% 0.33% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 484% 10% 217% 59% 19% 24% 0% 0% 40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +261%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +126.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +802.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +331.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +39.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.318mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Almond butter DV% diff.
Vitamin E 24.21mg 161%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 13.613g 87%
Fats 1.38g 55.5g 83%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 32.445g 80%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.939mg 64%
Phosphorus 99mg 508mg 58%
Manganese 0.854mg 2.131mg 56%
Magnesium 54mg 279mg 54%
Copper 0.472mg 0.934mg 51%
Fiber 10.3g 41%
Protein 2g 20.96g 38%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0mg 30%
Calcium 46mg 347mg 30%
Zinc 0.25mg 3.29mg 28%
Calories 131kcal 614kcal 24%
Iron 1.73mg 3.49mg 22%
Saturated fat 0.26g 4.152g 18%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 3.155mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.103mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.041mg 9%
Choline 52.1mg 9%
Selenium 2.4µg 4%
Folate 38µg 53µg 4%
Carbs 27.76g 18.82g 3%
Potassium 715mg 748mg 1%
Sodium 27mg 7mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.5g 3.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 655kcal 293kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 76g 16g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.9 11 N/A
Net carbs 27.76g 8.52g N/A
Sugar 4.43g N/A
Starch 0.08g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.318mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.159mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.555mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 1.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.612mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 1.149mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.55mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 g
21% 56% 19% 3%
Protein: 20.96 g
Fats: 55.5 g
Carbs: 18.82 g
Water: 1.64 g
Other: 3.08 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.5%
Contains more WaterWater +4055.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +948%
Contains more FatsFats +3921.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.476 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.545 g
8% 65% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.613 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6716.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2397.8%

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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. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/nutrients
  2. Almond butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168588/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.