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Chestnut vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chestnut and coconut

  • Chestnut has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and magnesium; however, coconut is higher in manganese, iron, and zinc.
  • Coconut covers your daily saturated fat needs 147% more than chestnut.
  • Coconut contains 8 times less vitamin C than chestnut. Chestnut contains 26.7mg of vitamin C, while coconut contains 3.3mg.
  • Chestnut has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Nuts, coconut meat, raw.

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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 23% 4.2% 31% 91% 145% 30% 48% 2.6% 196% 55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +68.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +228.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100.8%
Contains more IronIron +40.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +340%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.435mg

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 11% 0% 4.8% 0% 17% 4.6% 10% 18% 12% 0% 0.5% 20% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +709.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +124.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +420%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +331.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +46.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.3mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Coconut DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.26g 29.698g 134%
Fats 1.38g 33.49g 49%
Fiber 9g 36%
Manganese 0.854mg 1.5mg 28%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 3.3mg 26%
Selenium 10.1µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.054mg 14%
Calories 131kcal 354kcal 11%
Potassium 715mg 356mg 11%
Iron 1.73mg 2.43mg 9%
Zinc 0.25mg 1.1mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.066mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.02mg 6%
Magnesium 54mg 32mg 5%
Copper 0.472mg 0.435mg 4%
Carbs 27.76g 15.23g 4%
Protein 2g 3.33g 3%
Folate 38µg 26µg 3%
Calcium 46mg 14mg 3%
Phosphorus 99mg 113mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 1.425g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 0.54mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.366g 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 6.23g N/A
Sugar 6.23g N/A
Sodium 27mg 20mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.202mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.077mg 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
3% 33% 15% 47%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 33.49 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 46.99 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +82.3%
Contains more WaterWater +45%
Contains more ProteinProtein +66.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2326.8%
Contains more OtherOther +35.2%

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
94% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 29.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.425 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +48.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +199.4%

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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. Coconut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170169/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.