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Chestnut vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chestnut and brunost

  • Chestnut has more copper, manganese, and vitamin C; however, brunost is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Brunost's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 101% more.
  • Chestnut contains less saturated fat.
  • Chestnut has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chestnut is 54, while the glycemic index of brunost is 27.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Cheese, gjetost.

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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 50% 120% 124% 20% 27% 31% 190% 78% 5.2% 79%
Contains more IronIron +232.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +490%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2035%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +769.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +97.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +356%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +348.5%

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% 111% 0% 0% 79% 319% 15% 201% 63% 303% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +660%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1228.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +960.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Brunost DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.42µg 101%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 1.382mg 98%
Saturated fat 0.26g 19.16g 86%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 3.351mg 61%
Phosphorus 99mg 444mg 49%
Copper 0.472mg 0.08mg 44%
Fats 1.38g 29.51g 43%
Vitamin A 1µg 334µg 37%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.04mg 35%
Calcium 46mg 400mg 35%
Cholesterol 0mg 94mg 31%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0mg 30%
Selenium 14.5µg 26%
Sodium 27mg 600mg 25%
Potassium 715mg 1409mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 7.879g 19%
Calories 131kcal 466kcal 17%
Iron 1.73mg 0.52mg 15%
Protein 2g 9.65g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.315mg 14%
Zinc 0.25mg 1.14mg 8%
Folate 38µg 5µg 8%
Carbs 27.76g 42.65g 5%
Magnesium 54mg 70mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.271mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.938g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.813mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 42.65g N/A
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.393mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.519mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.992mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.814mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.318mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.54mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.765mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.293mg 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
10% 30% 43% 13% 5%
Protein: 9.65 g
Fats: 29.51 g
Carbs: 42.65 g
Water: 13.44 g
Other: 4.75 g
Contains more WaterWater +407.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +382.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2038.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.6%
Contains more OtherOther +569%

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
68% 28% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.16 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.938 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1555.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +72.1%

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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. Brunost - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171240/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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