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Chestnut vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chestnut and cottage cheese

  • Chestnut has more copper, manganese, vitamin C, iron, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and vitamin B1, while cottage cheese has more vitamin B12.
  • Chestnut covers your daily need for copper, 49% more than cottage cheese.
  • The amount of sodium in chestnut is lower.
  • Cottage cheese has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of cottage cheese is 10, while the glycemic index of chestnut is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd.

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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 5.7% 25% 9.2% 2.6% 9.7% 11% 68% 47% 0.26% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +587.5%
Contains more IronIron +2371.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1527.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +60%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.6%

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 0% 12% 1.6% 1.5% 6.8% 38% 1.9% 33% 11% 54% 0% 9% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +448.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +638.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +406.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 0.029mg 49%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.002mg 37%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0mg 30%
Iron 1.73mg 0.07mg 21%
Selenium 9.7µg 18%
Potassium 715mg 104mg 18%
Protein 2g 11.12g 18%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.43µg 18%
Sodium 27mg 364mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.046mg 14%
Magnesium 54mg 8mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.027mg 10%
Phosphorus 99mg 159mg 9%
Carbs 27.76g 3.38g 8%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1.718g 7%
Folate 38µg 12µg 7%
Cholesterol 0mg 17mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.557mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.163mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.099mg 4%
Vitamin A 1µg 37µg 4%
Calcium 46mg 83mg 4%
Fats 1.38g 4.3g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.123g 3%
Choline 18.4mg 3%
Calories 131kcal 98kcal 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.4mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.778g 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 3IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g N/A
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.326mg 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
11% 4% 3% 80%
Protein: 11.12 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 3.38 g
Water: 79.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +721.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +456%
Contains more FatsFats +211.6%
Contains more WaterWater +17.1%
Contains more OtherOther +98.6%

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
66% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.718 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.123 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +343.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.4%

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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. Cottage cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172179/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.