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Chestnut vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chestnut and crab

  • Chestnut has more manganese, vitamin C, and iron; however, crab is richer in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Crab's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 139% more.
  • Chestnut contains 12 times more manganese than crab. Chestnut contains 0.854mg of manganese, while crab contains 0.074mg.
  • Chestnut contains less sodium.
  • Chestnut has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chestnut is 54, while the glycemic index of crab is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +176.1%
Contains more IronIron +246%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1054.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +97.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +72.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1424%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +136.4%

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%
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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% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +709.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +543.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +49.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +215.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +34.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Selenium 42.9µg 78%
Copper 0.472mg 0.814mg 38%
Manganese 0.854mg 0.074mg 34%
Zinc 0.25mg 3.81mg 32%
Protein 2g 17.88g 32%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 3.3mg 26%
Sodium 27mg 563mg 23%
Phosphorus 99mg 234mg 19%
Iron 1.73mg 0.5mg 15%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 0.997mg 14%
Potassium 715mg 259mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 2.747mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.023mg 10%
Carbs 27.76g 0g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.156mg 6%
Calcium 46mg 91mg 5%
Magnesium 54mg 36mg 4%
Folate 38µg 51µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.258g 2%
Calories 131kcal 83kcal 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0.129g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.093mg 1%
Fats 1.38g 0.74g 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.201g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

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
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +86.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +794%
Contains more WaterWater +16.9%
Contains more OtherOther +138%

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
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +269%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +111.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.7%

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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. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/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.