Chestnut vs. Brussels sprouts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chestnut and Brussels sprouts different?

Chestnut is higher in copper, manganese, potassium, and magnesium; however, Brussels sprouts are richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, and polyunsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for vitamin C for Brussels sprouts is 65% higher.
Chestnut contains 7 times more copper than Brussels sprouts. While chestnut contains 0.472mg of copper, Brussels sprouts contain only 0.07mg.

Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Brussels sprouts, raw are the varieties used 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.

Chestnut

Brussels sprouts

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+134.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+83.8%
Contains more IronIron	+23.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+574.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+153.4%

Contains more ZincZinc

+68%

~equal in Calcium ~42mg

~equal in Sodium ~25mg

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

Brussels sprouts

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+15.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+218.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3700%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.139mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.745mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.309mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.219mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.545g	153g	1016%
Vitamin K		177µg	148%
Vitamin C	26.7mg	85mg	65%
Copper	0.472mg	0.07mg	45%
Manganese	0.854mg	0.337mg	22%
Fiber		3.8g	15%
Potassium	715mg	389mg	10%
Magnesium	54mg	23mg	7%
Carbs	27.76g	8.95g	6%
Vitamin E		0.88mg	6%
Folate	38µg	61µg	6%
Calories	131kcal	43kcal	4%
Iron	1.73mg	1.4mg	4%
Phosphorus	99mg	69mg	4%
Vitamin A	1µg	38µg	4%
Protein	2g	3.38g	3%
Selenium		1.6µg	3%
Choline		19.1mg	3%
Fats	1.38g	0.3g	2%
Zinc	0.25mg	0.42mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.148mg	0.139mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.104mg	0.09mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.233mg	0.219mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.26g	0.062g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.476g	0.023g	1%
Fructose		0.93g	1%
Net carbs	27.76g	5.15g	N/A
Calcium	46mg	42mg	0%
Sugar		2.2g	N/A
Sodium	27mg	25mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.731mg	0.745mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.316mg	0.309mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.037mg	0%
Threonine	0.071mg	0.12mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.079mg	0.132mg	0%
Leucine	0.118mg	0.152mg	0%
Lysine	0.118mg	0.154mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.032mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.084mg	0.098mg	0%
Valine	0.112mg	0.155mg	0%
Histidine	0.055mg	0.076mg	0%