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Chestnut vs. Bamboo shoots — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chestnut and bamboo shoots?

  • Chestnut is higher in copper, manganese, vitamin C, iron, magnesium, folate, phosphorus, and potassium, yet bamboo shoots are higher in zinc.
  • Chestnut's daily need coverage for copper is 31% more.
  • Chestnut has 18 times more magnesium than bamboo shoots. While chestnut has 54mg of magnesium, bamboo shoots have only 3mg.
  • The glycemic index of bamboo shoots is lower.

We used Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Bamboo shoots, raw types 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.
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 2.1% 3.9% 47% 19% 63% 30% 25% 0.52% 34% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +253.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.1%
Contains more IronIron +246%
Contains more CopperCopper +148.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +67.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +226%
Contains more ZincZinc +340%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.2%

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 13% 0.33% 20% 0% 38% 16% 11% 9.7% 55% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +567.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +96.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +442.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.15mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.24mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Bamboo shoots DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.19mg 31%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.262mg 26%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 4mg 25%
Iron 1.73mg 0.5mg 15%
Magnesium 54mg 3mg 12%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Zinc 0.25mg 1.1mg 8%
Carbs 27.76g 5.2g 8%
Folate 38µg 7µg 8%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Phosphorus 99mg 59mg 6%
Calories 131kcal 27kcal 5%
Potassium 715mg 533mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.161mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.07mg 3%
Calcium 46mg 13mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.134g 3%
Fats 1.38g 0.3g 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.069g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.24mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.007g 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.6mg 1%
Protein 2g 2.6g 1%
Sodium 27mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 3g N/A
Sugar 3g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.15mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.088mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.14mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.03mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.09mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.106mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.042mg 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
3% 5% 91%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +360%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +433.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30%
Contains more WaterWater +33.5%
Contains more OtherOther +26.8%

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
33% 3% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.069 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.134 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +306.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.5%

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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. Bamboo shoots - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169210/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.