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Chestnut vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chestnut and baby food?

  • Chestnut is richer in vitamin C and copper, yet baby food is richer in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 572% higher.
  • Chestnut has 12 times more vitamin C than baby food. Chestnut has 26.7mg of vitamin C, while baby food has 2.3mg.

We used Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified types in this comparison.

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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 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 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1493.5%
Contains more IronIron +2645.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +860%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +296%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%

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 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1060.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1547.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2512.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4648.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +239.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 1.73mg 47.5mg 572%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 34.714mg 212%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 2.717mg 201%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 2.438mg 191%
Calcium 46mg 733mg 69%
Selenium 25.9µg 47%
Phosphorus 99mg 392mg 42%
Manganese 0.854mg 37%
Fiber 7.5g 30%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 2.3mg 27%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 25%
Protein 2g 12.2g 20%
Zinc 0.25mg 2.4mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 1.074mg 15%
Carbs 27.76g 73.4g 15%
Copper 0.472mg 0.334mg 15%
Calories 131kcal 379kcal 12%
Magnesium 54mg 100mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 1.697g 8%
Potassium 715mg 437mg 8%
Fats 1.38g 4.4g 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.189mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.769g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 1.206g 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Folate 38µg 43µg 1%
Sodium 27mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.286mg 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
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +917.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +510%
Contains more FatsFats +218.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +164.4%
Contains more OtherOther +364.8%

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
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +153.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +211.4%

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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. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.