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Chestnut vs. Edible mushroom — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chestnut and edible mushroom

  • Chestnut is higher in manganese, vitamin C, copper, iron, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B6; however, edible mushroom is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Chestnut's daily need coverage for manganese is 35% higher.
  • Chestnut has 13 times more vitamin C than edible mushroom. While chestnut has 26.7mg of vitamin C, edible mushroom has only 2.1mg.
  • Edible mushroom has a lower glycemic index (32) than chestnut (54).

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed and Mushrooms, white, 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 6.4% 0.9% 28% 19% 106% 14% 37% 0.65% 6.1% 51%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124.8%
Contains more IronIron +246%
Contains more CopperCopper +48.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1717%
Contains more ZincZinc +108%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.5%

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 7% 0% 0.2% 3% 20% 93% 68% 90% 24% 5% 0% 13% 9.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1171.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +82.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +124%
Contains more FolateFolate +123.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +286.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +393.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +373.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chestnut Edible mushroom DV% diff.
Manganese 0.854mg 0.047mg 35%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 2.1mg 27%
Vitamin B5 0.316mg 1.497mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.402mg 23%
Vitamin B3 0.731mg 3.607mg 18%
Selenium 9.3µg 17%
Copper 0.472mg 0.318mg 17%
Iron 1.73mg 0.5mg 15%
Potassium 715mg 318mg 12%
Magnesium 54mg 9mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.233mg 0.104mg 10%
Carbs 27.76g 3.26g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.148mg 0.081mg 6%
Folate 38µg 17µg 5%
Calories 131kcal 22kcal 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Calcium 46mg 3mg 4%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.545g 0.16g 3%
Fats 1.38g 0.34g 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Phosphorus 99mg 86mg 2%
Protein 2g 3.09g 2%
Zinc 0.25mg 0.52mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.476g 0g 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 7IU 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Sodium 27mg 5mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 0.05g 1%
Net carbs 27.76g 2.26g N/A
Sugar 1.98g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.071mg 0.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.118mg 0.12mg 0%
Lysine 0.118mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.084mg 0.085mg 0%
Valine 0.112mg 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.055mg 0.057mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 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% 3% 92%
Protein: 3.09 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 3.26 g
Water: 92.45 g
Other: 0.86 g
Contains more FatsFats +305.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +751.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.5%
Contains more WaterWater +35.7%
Contains more OtherOther +21.1%

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
24% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +240.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.8%

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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. Edible mushroom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169251/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.