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Chestnut vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chestnut and garden cress

  • Chestnut has more copper, manganese, vitamin B1, and iron; however, garden cress has more vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for garden cress is 138% higher.
  • Garden cress has 3 times less copper than chestnut. Chestnut has 0.472mg of copper, while garden cress has 0.17mg.

Food types used in this article are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Cress, garden, 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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18%
Contains more IronIron +33.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +177.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.1%
~equal in Zinc ~0.23mg

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +158.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +34500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +110.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.247mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 69mg 47%
Vitamin A 1µg 346µg 38%
Copper 0.472mg 0.17mg 34%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.553mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.26mg 12%
Folate 38µg 80µg 11%
Carbs 27.76g 5.5g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.08mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Calories 131kcal 32kcal 5%
Iron 1.73mg 1.3mg 5%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Magnesium 54mg 38mg 4%
Calcium 46mg 81mg 4%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Potassium 715mg 606mg 3%
Phosphorus 99mg 76mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.228g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 1mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Sodium 27mg 14mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.023g 1%
Protein 2g 2.6g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.242mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.247mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.239g 1%
Fats 1.38g 0.7g 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Zinc 0.25mg 0.23mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 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% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +97.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +404.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30%
Contains more WaterWater +31.2%
Contains more OtherOther +153.5%

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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +99.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +139%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.2%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.