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Chestnut vs. Cocoa bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chestnut and cocoa bean?

  • Chestnut is higher in vitamin C, yet cocoa bean is higher in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B2.
  • Cocoa bean's daily need coverage for copper is 348% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in chestnut is lower.

We used Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali 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 340% 33% 221% 582% 1202% 174% 312% 2.5% 487% 72%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +781.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +141.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +250.9%
Contains more IronIron +797.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +664.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +2448%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +635.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -29.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +337.6%

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% 0% 2% 0% 28% 106% 45% 15% 27% 0% 6% 24% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +97.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +342.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +228.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Cocoa bean DV% diff.
Copper 0.472mg 3.607mg 348%
Iron 1.73mg 15.52mg 172%
Manganese 0.854mg 3.737mg 125%
Fiber 29.8g 119%
Magnesium 54mg 476mg 100%
Phosphorus 99mg 728mg 90%
Zinc 0.25mg 6.37mg 56%
Potassium 715mg 2509mg 53%
Saturated fat 0.26g 7.76g 34%
Protein 2g 18.1g 32%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.46mg 27%
Selenium 13.2µg 24%
Caffeine 78mg 20%
Fats 1.38g 13.1g 18%
Carbs 27.76g 58.3g 10%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 2.4mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 4.39g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.118mg 9%
Calcium 46mg 111mg 7%
Calories 131kcal 220kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.11mg 3%
Folate 38µg 32µg 2%
Choline 11.4mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.42g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.254mg 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 28.5g N/A
Sugar 1.76g N/A
Sodium 27mg 19mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.716mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.701mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 1.097mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.907mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 1.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.312mg 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
18% 13% 58% 3% 8%
Protein: 18.1 g
Fats: 13.1 g
Carbs: 58.3 g
Water: 2.7 g
Other: 7.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +2424.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +805%
Contains more FatsFats +849.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110%
Contains more OtherOther +998.6%

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
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.76 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.42 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +822.3%

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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. Cocoa bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169594/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.