Chestnut vs. Dried fruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chestnut and dried fruit

Chestnut has more vitamin C, manganese, copper, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B6, while dried fruit has more vitamin A, potassium, iron, and vitamin B3.
Dried fruit covers your daily need for vitamin A, 72% more than chestnut.
Chestnut contains 27 times more vitamin C than dried fruit. While chestnut contains 26.7mg of vitamin C, dried fruit contains only 1mg.
Dried fruit has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of dried fruit is 31, while the glycemic index of chestnut is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked.

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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.

Chestnut

Dried fruit

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+68.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+37.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+263.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+19.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+62.5%
Contains more IronIron	+53.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+56%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-63%

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.

Chestnut

Dried fruit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2570%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+886.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+40.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+62.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+280%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+17900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+254.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+63.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber		7.3g	29%
Vitamin C	26.7mg	1mg	29%
Vitamin E		4.33mg	29%
Manganese	0.854mg	0.235mg	27%
Vitamin A	1µg	180µg	20%
Fructose		12.47g	16%
Copper	0.472mg	0.343mg	14%
Potassium	715mg	1162mg	13%
Vitamin B3	0.731mg	2.589mg	12%
Carbs	27.76g	62.64g	12%
Iron	1.73mg	2.66mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.148mg	0.015mg	11%
Folate	38µg	10µg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.233mg	0.143mg	7%
Calories	131kcal	241kcal	6%
Magnesium	54mg	32mg	5%
Phosphorus	99mg	71mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.316mg	0.516mg	4%
Selenium		2.2µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.545g	0.074g	3%
Vitamin K		3.1µg	3%
Choline		13.9mg	3%
Protein	2g	3.39g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.104mg	0.074mg	2%
Calcium	46mg	55mg	1%
Fats	1.38g	0.51g	1%
Zinc	0.25mg	0.39mg	1%
Sodium	27mg	10mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.26g	0.017g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.476g	0.074g	1%
Net carbs	27.76g	55.34g	N/A
Sugar		53.44g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Tryptophan	0.022mg	0.016mg	0%
Threonine	0.071mg	0.073mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.079mg	0.063mg	0%
Leucine	0.118mg	0.105mg	0%
Lysine	0.118mg	0.083mg	0%
Methionine	0.047mg	0.015mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.084mg	0.062mg	0%
Valine	0.112mg	0.078mg	0%
Histidine	0.055mg	0.047mg	0%