Chestnut vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are chestnut and cashew different?
- Chestnut is richer in vitamin C, while cashew is higher in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
- Cashew covers your daily need for copper, 191% more than chestnut.
- Chestnut contains 53 times more vitamin C than cashew. Chestnut contains 26.7mg of vitamin C, while cashew contains 0.5mg.
- Chestnut is lower in saturated fat.
- Chestnut has a higher glycemic index (54) than cashew (25).
Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Nuts, cashew nuts, raw types were 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +24.3% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +440.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +286.1% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +365% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +2212% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +499% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -55.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +93.8% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +5240% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +79.3% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +52% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +185.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +45.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +173.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +79% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.472mg | 2.195mg | 191% |
| Phosphorus | 99mg | 593mg | 71% |
| Fats | 1.38g | 43.85g | 65% |
| Iron | 1.73mg | 6.68mg | 62% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.476g | 23.797g | 58% |
| Magnesium | 54mg | 292mg | 57% |
| Zinc | 0.25mg | 5.78mg | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.545g | 7.845g | 49% |
| Selenium | 19.9µg | 36% | |
| Manganese | 0.854mg | 1.655mg | 35% |
| Saturated fat | 0.26g | 7.783g | 34% |
| Protein | 2g | 18.22g | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 26.7mg | 0.5mg | 29% |
| Vitamin K | 34.1µg | 28% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.148mg | 0.423mg | 23% |
| Calories | 131kcal | 553kcal | 21% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.233mg | 0.417mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 3.3g | 13% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.316mg | 0.864mg | 11% |
| Starch | 23.49g | 10% | |
| Vitamin E | 0.9mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.104mg | 0.058mg | 4% |
| Folate | 38µg | 25µg | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.731mg | 1.062mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 715mg | 660mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 27mg | 12mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 27.76g | 30.19g | 1% |
| Calcium | 46mg | 37mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 27.76g | 26.89g | N/A |
| Sugar | 5.91g | N/A | |
| Vitamin A | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.022mg | 0.287mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.071mg | 0.688mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.079mg | 0.789mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.118mg | 1.472mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.118mg | 0.928mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.047mg | 0.362mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.084mg | 0.951mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.112mg | 1.094mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.055mg | 0.456mg | 0% |
| Fructose | 0.05g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +1210.6% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +811% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +3077.5% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +257.7% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -96.7% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +4899.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1339.4% |
