Chestnut vs. Arborio rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chestnut and arborio rice

Chestnut has more copper, vitamin C, manganese, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, arborio rice has more folate.
Daily need coverage for copper for chestnut is 44% higher.
Arborio rice has a higher glycemic index than chestnut.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, 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.

Chestnut

Arborio rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+575%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2650%
Contains more IronIron	+18.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+555.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+139.2%

Contains more ZincZinc	+60%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%

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.

Chestnut

Arborio rice

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+550%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+294.9%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+10.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+104.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+25.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+55.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.472mg	0.072mg	44%
Vitamin C	26.7mg	0mg	30%
Manganese	0.854mg	0.357mg	22%
Potassium	715mg	26mg	20%
Selenium		7.5µg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.233mg	0.059mg	13%
Magnesium	54mg	8mg	11%
Phosphorus	99mg	33mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.104mg	0.016mg	7%
Calcium	46mg	1mg	5%
Folate	38µg	59µg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.731mg	1.493mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.545g	0.05g	3%
Iron	1.73mg	1.46mg	3%
Fats	1.38g	0.19g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.316mg	0.397mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.148mg	0.164mg	1%
Protein	2g	2.36g	1%
Saturated fat	0.26g	0.051g	1%
Sodium	27mg	0mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.476g	0.058g	1%
Zinc	0.25mg	0.4mg	1%
Calories	131kcal	130kcal	0%
Carbs	27.76g	28.73g	0%
Net carbs	27.76g	28.73g	N/A
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.071mg	0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.079mg	0.102mg	0%
Leucine	0.118mg	0.195mg	0%
Lysine	0.118mg	0.085mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.056mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.084mg	0.126mg	0%
Valine	0.112mg	0.144mg	0%
Histidine	0.055mg	0.056mg	0%